How We Figured Out That Earth Goes Around the Sun
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Most of the world believed that Earth was the center of the universe for a really long time. Then a few scientists decided to take a closer look.
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http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/retrograde/aristotle.html
http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/retrograde/copernican.html
http://io9.com/5464810/the-earth-revolves-around-the-sun--prove-it
http://www.universetoday.com/18097/the-earth-goes-around-the-sun/
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/OrbitsHistory/
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http://www.wired.com/2014/04/how-do-we-know-the-earth-orbits-the-sun/
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