Which of the following best summaries the ideas of copernicus ?
A.The sun orbits the Earth
B.The Earth orbits the sun
C.The stars orbit the Earth
D.The moon orbits the Sun
Answer: Option B
Step-by-step explanation:
Nicolaus Copernicus was a famous astronomer from Poland. He is best known for his theory which he developed which found that in the universe, the Sun is in the center of the Universe. The other planets of the universe revolve around the sun and the sun is at rest only and it does not move.
Earth rotates daily on it's own axis and revolves around the sun and completes the round in a year. This whole system is known as the helio centric or also known as the sun centered system.