Question

Which scientist was the first to publish the idea that the sun is the center of the solar system and that the earth moves around the sun?

Answer 1

Galileo Galilei, you can read about him on wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_Galilei

Answer 2

Nicolai Copernicus was the man who came up with this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copernican_heliocentrism

Answer 3

copernicus

Answer 4

Actually, it was Aristarchus, ca. 300 B.C.