PhilGoetz comments on "What Is Wrong With Our Thoughts" - Less Wrong
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Eg., I'm not interested in hearing that medieval philosophers ignored the idea that the motion of the planets are governed by the same laws that govern the motion of bodies on earth.
So, are we looking for something which is:
Perhaps Aristarchus and his heliocentrism would fit the bill (while not strictly true, it was truer than the alternative).