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Why is Copernicus' model much simpler than Ptolemy's?
The mechanical model (gears and the like) of Copernicus is much easier to make than Ptolemy's.
How was Ptolemy model different from the earlier greek model?
Ptolemy's model is different from the earlier Greek model because Ptolemy developed a compllex geocentric model of the universe and his model seemed to explain motions until the 1500s.The early Greek astronomers believed that Earth was the center of the universe.
How was ptolemy's different from the earlier Greek model?
Ptolemy's model is different from the earlier Greek model because Ptolemy developed a compllex geocentric model of the universe and his model seemed to explain motions until the 1500s.The early Greek astronomers believed that Earth was the center of the universe.
What was ptolemy's discoveries?
his model of the universe.
Did ptolemy's model of the universe excluded any reference to heaven?
Ptolemy's model of the universe did not exclude any reference to heaven. Claudius Ptolemy was a Greco-Roman mathematician and writer.
How was Copernicus model of the universe different from ptolemy's?
Copernicus's model thought that the planets orbited the sun. Ptolemy's model thought that the planets orbited the moon.No. The above answer is incorrect.Copernicus's model thought that the planets orbited the sun. Ptolemy's model thought that the planets orbited the EARTH in epicycles. Not the moon. (The model that modeled the planets orbiting earth was the Geocentric model. Aristotle theorized this.)Copernicus's model is known as the Heliocentric model. Ptolemy's theory of epicycles is when the planets revolved in large circles around Earth.
How was Copernicus model of the universe different from Ptolemy's model?
Copernicus's model thought that the planets orbited the sun. Ptolemy's model thought that the planets orbited the moon.No. The above answer is incorrect.Copernicus's model thought that the planets orbited the sun. Ptolemy's model thought that the planets orbited the EARTH in epicycles. Not the moon. (The model that modeled the planets orbiting earth was the Geocentric model. Aristotle theorized this.)Copernicus's model is known as the Heliocentric model. Ptolemy's theory of epicycles is when the planets revolved in large circles around Earth.
What was the earth centered model created by Ptolemy called?
The geocentric model.
What did ptolemy invent?
geocentric model & epicycles
Where was the sun in Ptolemy's model?
Ptolemy calculated the Sun to be the 4th object from the Earth, in between Venus and Mars.
Who proposed the geocentric model of the universe?
The idea first came from Aristotle, the Great philosopher of the fourth century B.C.
Which ancient astronomer developed a geocentric model of the universe?
Aristarchus of Samos proposed the heliocentric model in the 3rd century BC; however, his model did not work too well because the data the "scientific community" were working with at the time was wildly inaccurate (while at the same time, shockingly accurate in places given the apparatus they were working with).
