In the third century B.C.E., a Greek named Aristarchus of Samos put forth the hypothesis that the sun is at the center of the cosmos, but his ideas were dismissed in favor of Aristotle’s.
Trešajā gadsimtā p.m.ē. grieķis Aristarhs no Samas izvirzīja teoriju, ka pasaules centrs ir Saule, taču viņa idejas noraidīja par labu Aristoteļa uzskatiem.