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which astronomer proposed that the earth and other planets revolved around the sun?
aristarchus
eratosthenes
ptolemy
alexander
Brief Explanations
Aristarchus of Samos was an ancient Greek astronomer who first proposed the heliocentric model, stating that Earth and other planets revolve around the Sun. Eratosthenes calculated Earth's circumference; Ptolemy advocated the geocentric model; Alexander was a Macedonian ruler, not an astronomer focused on planetary motion.
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