About five hundred years ago, Copernicus was one of the first people to question the belief that
A)the sun moved around the earth.
B)the sun moved around the earth
C)humans evolved through biological evolution.
D)the world was created by God.

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Copernicus was a famous astronomer who is credited with the development of the heliocentric model of the universe. This model put the sun at the center of the universe, rather than the Earth, which was the widely accepted belief at the time. Copernicus' model challenged the geocentric model and marked a major change in the way people thought about the world around them.

About Five Hundred Years Ago, Copernicus Was One of the First