Question

Who rediscovered Aristarchus’s model of a heliocentric solar system?

Copernicus
Galileo
Kepler
Ptolemy

Answer 1

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Copernicus was a Polish astronomer. He first published the heliocentric system in his book: De revolutionibus orbium coelestium , "On the revolutions of the heavenly bodies," which appeared in 1543.

Answer 2

Concept Introduction:-

Aristarchus claimed that if one measured the angle between the Sun and Moon when the Moon is half-illuminated (said angle suggested by the illumination itself), one could calculate their distances. Aristarchus understood that the Moon does not cast its own light but shines by reflecting the Sun's light.

Explanation:-

We have been provided a question that who rediscovered Aristarchus’s model of a heliocentric solar system

We need to choose from the given alternatives the correct option

The correct option is Copernicus

It is because Astronomer Copernicus was from Poland. In his book De revolutionibus orbium coelestium, "On the revolutions of celestial bodies," which was published in $1543$, he first described the heliocentric theory.

Final Answer:-

The correct answer is option is Copernicus.

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