When a few folks pointed out that this might not be the case — like the ancient Greek astronomer Aristarchus of Samos — they got ignored.

当一些人指出情况可能并非如此时——比如古希腊天文学家阿里斯塔克斯——他们都被无视了。

Aristarchus of Samos had suggested that the Sun was in the centre of the universe.

萨摩斯岛的阿里斯塔克斯曾提出太阳位于宇宙的中心。

Using the size of the Earth as a stepping stone, Aristarchus of Samos was able to calculate the distances to the Moon and the Sun as well as their sizes.

利用地球的大小，萨摩斯的阿利斯塔克斯（古希腊天文学家）就能够计算出月球和太阳的距离以及它们的大小。

Aristarchus of Samos challenged the idea of the earth at the centre of the universe and instead suggested a heliocentric understanding that the sun was the centre of the solar system around which all other planets gravitated.

萨摩斯的阿利斯塔克对地球是宇宙中心的观点提出了质疑，他提出了一种日心说的观点，即太阳是太阳系的中心，所有其他行星都围绕着太阳转动。