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Aristarchus of Thessalonica

Aristarchus of Thessalonica was a very smart person who lived a long time ago, many many years before you were born. He was born in a place called Thessalonica which is now part of Greece. He was a learned man, which means he was very well educated and knew a lot about many things.

One of the things Aristarchus is famous for is his theory that the Earth revolves around the Sun. This was a really big idea, because before Aristarchus, everyone thought that the Earth was at the center of the universe and everything else moved around it. But Aristarchus thought that the Sun was actually in the center and everything else moved around it, including the Earth.

This was a really bold idea and not many people believed him at first. But as time went on and people learned more about the universe, they began to realize that Aristarchus was right. Today, we know that the Earth revolves around the Sun because of people like Aristarchus who came up with big ideas and helped us learn more about the world we live in.