Dramatic illustration of Aristarchus of Samos presenting his heliocentric idea while other ancient scholars and religious figures reject it, with a geocentric diagram on a parchment, an armillary sphere, burning scrolls, and the Sun, Earth, and Moon shown in the sky above ancient Greek temples.
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Why Aristarchus’ Ideas Were Rejected for Centuries

History is often written by the victors, and in the world of ancient science, the “victors” were those whose theories