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cupercunicus- Actually it was Galileo
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∙ 15y agoThe Church held that the Earth was the center of the Universe. Several generations of scientists, one of which included Ptolemy, tried their best to make science work around the complexity this forced on Nature.
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∙ 10y agoUggghhh the Caveman; he could clearly see that he was in the center of all he could see, and since the Sun and Moon clearly went around him, then HE must be the center of the universe.
Later philosophers have developed more useful theories that indicate that we're not all that special; science has demonstrated that neither the Earth nor the Sun are all that special and unique in the grand scheme of things.
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∙ 9y agoThe belief that the earth is the center of the universe is called the Geocentric model. This belief was advanced by one Ptolemy who argued that the Earth was the center of the universe.
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∙ 8y agoThat was the ancient belief, and is the basis of Ptolemy's theory.
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∙ 9y agoPtolemy, and he was supported by the catholic church at that time.they imprisoned galeleo because galeleo said that earth is not the center of the universe but the sun
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∙ 9y agoWe do not know as it was assumed for a very long time. It was thought so by many old civilizations.
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∙ 13y agoi believe it was ptolemy
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On this day in 1633 what Italian physicist was put on trial for saying Earth was not at the Universe's center?
It was Galileo who quoted that the earth in not the center of the Universe.
What was foundation of Ptolemys geocentric model of the universe?
Earth was the center of the universe
What did Eudoxus believe was the center of the universe?
He thought the Earth was the center of the universe nothing more nothing less.
Who was Copernicus and what was the heliocentric?
He was a Polish mathematician who disagreed with Ptolemy's view that the earth is the center of the universe. The heliocentric theory is the theory that the sun is the center of the universe, not the earth.
According to ptolemy what was earths position in the universe?
The very center. he belived everything revolved around the earth.
Who was the frist polish astromoner who suggested that the sun was the center of the universe?
It wasn't a polish astronomer that suggested the earth was not the center of the universe.
Who was the scientist who first suggested that the earth was the center of the universe?
Charles eniteisn
What the ptolemaic of the universe had in the center of the universe?
This model of the universe placed the Earth at the center of the universe
What area in Qur'an says that the Earth is the center of the universe?
The Qur'an never says that Earth is the center of the universe.
Did Aristarchus held that earth was the center of the universe?
No--he believed that the sun was the center of the universe.
Aristarchus held that earth was the center of the universe.?
No--he believed that the sun was the center of the universe.
Aristarchus held that the Earth was the center of the universe?
No--he believed that the sun was the center of the universe.
What did Brahe discover about the universe?
he thought that the earth was the center of the universe
The geocentric model of the universe stated that?
Earth was the center of the universe
What is the geocentrical view of the universe?
The view that the earth is the center of the universe.
Copernicus' calculations were considered extreme because saying that the earth is not the center of the universe is saying that is also not the center the universe.?
Copernicus' calculations were considered extreme because saying that the earth is not the center of the universe is saying that ______ is also not the center the universe.
What did people use to think the center of the universe was?
People used to think that the earth was the center of the universe.
