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When did Ptolemy discover the earth was at the center of the universe?
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∙ 12y ago
Never. It was one of the theories that were in play during his lifetime, and eventually the heliocentric theory, with the planets orbiting the Sun, was generally accepted. But it was Kepler's theory that has been accepted rather than Coprnicus's theory as supported by Galileo.
Whether the Sun was at the centre or not was only part of the whole theory, and Kepler's elliptical orbits are now believed to represent the correct model, and not Copernicus's model which used circles and epicycles.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 13y agoHe never discovered that. Galileo discovered that the Earth was NOT the center of the universe.
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∙ 12y agoHe didn't. Mainly because the earth isn't at the centre of the universe.
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∙ 11y agoHe discovered it in 1615
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What did Ptolemy believe the earth went round?
Ptolemy believed that the Earth was the center of our universe
According to ptolemy what was earths position in the universe?
The very center. he belived everything revolved around the earth.
Who was the astronomer who proposed that Earth was the center of the universe?
The idea that the Earth was the center of the universe was adopted because of the writings of Ptolemy and Aristotle. This was a common belief until the 1700s.
Which roman astronomer taught that the Earth is the center of the universe by mistake was?
Ptolemy
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.
Who is claudius ptolemy?
Ptolemy believes that the earth is the center of the universe.
What did Ptolemy's claim was at the center of the universe?
earth
What did Ptolemy believe the earth went round?
Ptolemy believed that the Earth was the center of our universe
According to ptolemy what was earths position in the universe?
The very center. he belived everything revolved around the earth.
Who was the astronomer who proposed that Earth was the center of the universe?
The idea that the Earth was the center of the universe was adopted because of the writings of Ptolemy and Aristotle. This was a common belief until the 1700s.
What was Ptolemy's idea on space?
that the earth was in the middle of the universe
Astronomer who theorized that the earth was the center of the universe?
Ptolemy
Astronomer who taught that the earth was the center of the universe?
Ptolemy
What scientists thought the Earth was at the center of the universe?
ptolemy
What scientist thought earth was at the center of the universe?
ptolemy
What is the fundamental difference between Ptolemy's view of the universe and that of Aristarchus?
Ptolemy placed the earth as stationary at the center of the universe. Aristarchus placed the sun at the center with earth rotating around it.
What roman scientist said earth was center of the universe?
Ptolemy.
