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Which astronomer wrote the 16th-century work ‘De revolutionibus orbium coelestium’ on heliocentrism?

A. Tycho Brahe

B. Nicholas Copernicus

C. Galileo Galilei

D. Johannes Kepler

Explanation:

Nicolaus Copernicus published ‘De revolutionibus orbium coelestium,’ proposing heliocentric theory. Brahe, Galileo, Kepler further refined it.

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