History Buffs Should Pass This Renaissance Quiz

Who famously challenged the geocentric model of the universe?

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Nicolaus Copernicus was a Polish mathematician and astronomer. He challenged the geocentric model of the universe with his heliocentric theory, proposing that Earth and other planets revolve around the sun, profoundly reshaping our understanding of the cosmos during the Renaissance.

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Who famously challenged the geocentric model of the universe?

• Galileo Galilei
• Kepler
• Copernicus
• Ptolemy