His contemporaries did not accept it; Ptolemy's geocentric model remained dominant for 1,700 years.
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Frequently asked questions
- What was Aristarchus's Heliocentric Model (c. 280 BCE)?
- Aristarchus of Samos proposed that the Sun stood at the centre and that the Earth revolved around it — 1,800 years before Copernicus.
- When did Aristarchus's Heliocentric Model (c. 280 BCE) happen?
- 280 BCE
- Where did Aristarchus's Heliocentric Model (c. 280 BCE) take place?
- Samos/İskenderiye