jan 1, 1608 - Galileo: Heliocentric; used a telescope to look into space; discovered geographic features on the moon; discover the rotation of the sun; discover 4 moons of Jupiter; discover phrase of Venus; brought back Heliocentric models; forced to retract theory by the Catholic Church.
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