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Since the very dawn of humankind, our species has looked out upon the cosmos in awe of the glory of the heavens above. While the spectacular views offered by our night sky haven't changed a great deal over the eons, our understanding of them has. Knowledge of our universe has gradually expanded over the last few thousand years thanks to the efforts of astronomers through the ages. We know what we do about the universe today thanks to the discoveries of all of these astronomers, the ten most important of whom are listed here.

In 1543, Nicolaus Copernicus told the world that Earth revolves around the sun. His work set off what’s known today as the Copernican Revolution.

The geocentric model is a debunked theory that the Earth is the center of the universe, with the sun and planets revolving around it.

Even as materialist interpretations of the cosmos took the place of mythological ones through history, the idea that there might be other beings in the sky has stayed with us.

Masterpiece by Jan Matejko makes a rare visit to the National Gallery Jan Matejko, The Astronomer Copernicus. Conversations with God, 1873. Oil on canvas, 226 × 315 cm Frame: 293 ×382 × 24 cm. The Jagiellonian University Museum, Kraków (MUJ 2715851/I) Photo by Grzegorz Zygier. LONDON .- An iconic painting of astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus, by the most famous Polish painter of the 19th century, Jan Matejko, is making a rare visit to the National Gallery, the first time it will ever have been seen in the UK. The 10-foot wide painting, which rarely leaves its home in the Senate Chamber of t...