👉 A heliocentric theory, also known as a heliographic theory or heliocentric system, is an astronomical theory that proposes that Earth orbits the Sun in a perfect circle. This theory was proposed by Nicolaus Copernicus in his 1543 book "De revolutionibus orbium coelestium" and has since been widely accepted by scientists. The idea behind this theory is that the Earth, being the center of the solar system, rotates around its axis at a constant