Question

What people initially thought about the Earth?

• A. Earth was in the centre of the universe
• B. Sun was revolving round the Earth`
• C. Earth was stationary
• D. None of these

Answer 1

The correct option is A Earth was in the centre of the universe

• Copernican heliocentrism is the name given to the astronomical model developed by Nicolaus Copernicus and published in 1543.
• It positioned the Sun near the center of the Universe, motionless, with Earth and the other planets rotating around it in circular paths modified by epicycles and at uniform speeds.
• With the development of the heliocentric model by Nicolaus Copernicus in the 16th century, the sun was believed to be the center of the Universe, with the planets (including earth) and stars orbiting it.