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Which scientist was the first to propose the heliocentric model of the universe

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This theory was first proposed by Nicolaus Copernicus. 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.
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