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Originally posted by BeBro View PostI vaguely remember there was at least one old Greek guy who developed a heliocentric worldview before BC? But without looking up I can't remember his name or when this became a more "common" thing, so ...
Although geocentrism in the Middle Ages really caught on via Aristotle (and Ptolemy), heliocentrism was a valid theory in ancient times. I recall it being mentioned multiple times in ancient Greek philosophy and cosmogony in any case."An archaeologist is the best husband a women can have; the older she gets, the more interested he is in her." - Agatha Christie
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