Describe how Darwin changed the way people understand how the world works.  Note: On Jun 4th, 1539, Martin Luther discussed with his disciples; a certain new astrologer who wanted to prove that the Earth moves and not the sky, the Sun, and the Moon. Astrologer Nicolaus Copernicus and his heliocentric theory would ultimately displace Earth from the center of the universe. By the late 17th century, among the Western scientific intelligentsia, Earth was no longer the center of the universe.

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Describe how Darwin changed the way people understand how the world works. 

Note: On Jun 4th, 1539, Martin Luther discussed with his disciples; a certain new astrologer who wanted to prove that the Earth moves and not the sky, the Sun, and the Moon. Astrologer Nicolaus Copernicus and his heliocentric theory would ultimately displace Earth from the center of the universe. By the late 17th century, among the Western scientific intelligentsia, Earth was no longer the center of the universe. 

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