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When Aristotle created his model of the universe what restrictions - such as mathematical development society etc were there?
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Sounds like an essay question... The main thing to keep in mind about Aristotle is that although he called himself a scientist, he wasn't one by today's standards. He didn't feel the need to test any of his ideas, he just 'reasoned' they were correct. Society at the time accepted this, so his ideas persisted until the scientific revolution. So not only did the fields of science and advanced mathematics not exist during Aristotle's time, he wouldn't have found them necessary anyway. Aristotle based his model of the universe on his observations, but he never tried to find out the fundamental reasons why the world behaved as it did. For instance, he thought that objects fell to the ground when dropped because that was their natural position. It wasn't until Isaac newton proposed the force of gravity that we had a reason 'why'. Aristotle was more interested in finding patterns in the universe and relating them to a grand sense of order and logic, rather than finding satisfactory and simple explanations.
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What did Aristotle believe was at the center of the universe?
The Earth was, he believed.
Did Aristotle use a telescope to see in the universe?
No. Aristotle died roughly 1,800 years before the first telescope was ever built.
Who composed ideas that contradicted Ptolemy's model of the universe?
aristotle and nicolaus copernicus
What did Aristotle believe was in the center of the earth?
I'm not too sure Aristotle even contemplated what was in the centre of the Earth.He may have believed that the Earth was at the centre of the Universe.
How current models of the solar system differ from either Aristotle or Copernicus model?
Aristotle had thought that the Earth was the Geo-centric or the center of the universe and everything circled or revolved around it. Copernicus thought that the Sun is the center of the universe. Copernicus' idea is called Helios-centric.
Did Aristotle believe in geocentric or heliocentric?
Aristotle believed in a geocentric model, where the Earth is at the center of the universe, with celestial bodies revolving around it.
Who believed that the earth was at the center of the universe?
Aristotle
What did Aristotle think was in the center of the universe?
Aristotle believed that the Earth was at the center of the universe, with all other celestial bodies revolving around it in a series of concentric spheres. This geocentric view of the universe contrasted with the later heliocentric model proposed by Copernicus.
Who said the earth was the center of the universe.?
Aristotle
What are the characteristics of Aristotle's picture of the heavens?
Aristotle's model of the universe took into account the charted movements of the heavenly bodies, but was complicated by the assumption that Earth lay at the center of the universe.
Where was the earth in Aristotles model of the universe?
According to Aristotle the Universe is a sphere and Earth is at the centre.
When did Aristotle propose his theory about the universe?
when he died :P
Who believed in the heliocentric view of the universe?
Copernicus and Aristotle
Which of these astronomers described Earth as the center of the universe?
Aristotle
What did Aristotle believe was at the center of the universe?
The Earth was, he believed.
What are the characteristics of Aristotle's pictures of the heavens?
Aristotle's model of the universe took into account the charted movements of the heavenly bodies, but was complicated by the assumption that Earth lay at the center of the universe.
What are the characteristics of Aristotle's picture of heaven?
Aristotle's model of the universe took into account the charted movements of the heavenly bodies, but was complicated by the assumption that Earth lay at the center of the universe.
