Although the Greek philosopher Aristarchus of Samos had speculated on a heliocentric reordering of the cosmos, Nicolaus Copernicus was the first to develop a mathematically predictive heliocentric system.
În timp ce filozoful grec Aristarh din Samos a speculat asupra unei reordonări heliocentrice a cosmosului, Nicolaus Copernicus a fost primul care a dezvoltat un sistem heliocentric predictiv.