The Sun in the centre
Who first proposed that the Sun, rather than the Earth, lay at the centre of our local bit of the cosmos? That the Sun was the hub around which the planets, the comets and the other celestial bodies moved?
Most people would say Copernicus, just under 500 years ago. He certainly challenged the prevailing world view — endorsed by great ancient minds such as Aristotle and Ptolemy, and blessed by the Church —
