For many centuries, the geocentric model of the solar system was the accepted scientific theory, as shown in Figure 1.
Eventually, this was replaced by the heliocentric model, shown in Figure 2, which is the model we accept today.
Figure 1: Geocentric model
Figure 2: Heliocentric model
Discuss how observational evidence and technological developments led to the transition from the geocentric model to the heliocentric model of the solar system.