Aristarchus was able to prove that ... A) the Earth orbits around the Sun B) the circumference of the Earth is about 40,000 km C) the Sun orbits around the Earth D) the Sun is larger than the Earth
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Step 1: Aristarchus of Samos was an ancient Greek mathematician and astronomer who proposed a heliocentric model of the solar system. Show more…
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