who brought astronomy out of the dark ages by declaring: "finally we shall place the sun himself at the center of the universe.
all this is suggested by the systematic procession of events and the harmony of the whole universe, if only we face the facts, as they say, 'with both eyes open?'"
Nicolaus Copernicus was the one who brought astronomy out of the dark ages.
In one of his books "On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Bodies", he published the renowned line which declares his theory.
Nicolaus Copernicus, A polish astronomer put forward the theory that the is thSun one that rests in the middle or center of the Universe and the planet Earthrevolves around it on its axis every day.which was considered to be called the Heliocentric system.