Who was the pioneer scientist to demonstrate that planets orbit the sun?

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Archimedes made significant contributions to mathematics and physics, but he did not prove planetary motion. Galileo Galilei was the first to provide evidence supporting that planets revolve around the sun. Johannes Kepler formulated the laws of planetary motion based on Galileo's observations. Therefore, Galileo is credited with this discovery.

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