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很长一段时间以来，人类一直相信地球是宇宙中心，太阳和其他星体都围绕着它旋转。这一理论被称为地心说，持续了几个世纪。直到哥白尼提出更为准确的日心说之后，这一观点才得到否定。
For a long period of time, humans believed that the Earth was the center of the universe and that the sun and other celestial bodies revolved around it. This theory was called the geocentric theory and lasted for several centuries. It was not until Copernicus proposed a more accurate heliocentric theory that this viewpoint was refuted.