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What were ancient greek philosophers views on the solar system?
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∙ 13y ago
The ancient Greeks believed that every day, Apollo, the god of the sun, would ride a chariot a across the sky, pulling the sun behind him.
Thomas Lynch
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∙ 13y agoThe ancient Greek philosophers thought the earth was the center of the universe and all the planets and the all revolved around the earth, instead of the earth and all the other planets revolving around the sun.
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