Aristarchus of Alexandria

310 to 230 BC

None of his works survived to present.

Earth rotates on its axis once per day and revolves around the sun once per year.

The whole system is inside the sphere of fixed stars.

This was rejected by other astronomers:


Davison E. Soper, Institute of Theoretical Science, University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403 USA soper@bovine.uoregon.edu