Nicolaus Copernicus realized that they were not stars but were satellites that orbit the giant planet in much the same way the planets themselves travel around the Sun, a discovery that finally demolished the human conceit that Earth is the center of the solar system, even the universe.
A) Nicolaus Copernicus realized that they were not stars but were satellites that orbit the giant planet in much the same way the planets themselves travel around the Sun, a discovery that finally demolished the human conceit that Earth is the center of the solar system, even the universe.
B) Nicolaus Copernicus realized that they were not stars but satellites that orbit the giant planet in much the same way the planets themselves travel around the Sun, finally demolishing the human conceit that Earth is the center of the solar system, even the universe.
C) Nicolaus Copernicus realized that they were not stars but were satellites orbiting the giant planet in much the same way the planets themselves travel around the Sun, a discovery finally demolishing the human conceit that Earth is the center of the solar system, even the universe.
D) Nicolaus Copernicus realized that they were not stars but satellites that orbit the giant planet in much the same way the planets themselves travel around the Sun, a discovery that finally demolished the human conceit that Earth is the center of the solar system, even the universe.
E) Nicolaus Copernicus had realized that they were not stars but satellites that orbit the giant planet in much the same way the planets themselves travel around the Sun, a discovery to finally demolish the human conceit that Earth is the center of the solar system, even the universe.