Which of the following helped launch the scientific revolution by claiming that the Sun,rather than the Earth,is the center of the universe?
A) Francis Bacon
B) Thomas Kuhn
C) Nicolaus Copernicus
D) Albert Einstein

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Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) was a Polish astronomer who attempted to account for the apparent motion of planets through the sky by abandoning previous astronomical models that had the Earth as the center of the universe. Copernicus's claim that the Sun is the center of the universe made for more accurate models of planetary motion and helped set off the Scientific Revolution.

Which of the Following Helped Launch the Scientific Revolution by Claiming