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What did cladious ptolemy invent or discovered?
Claudius Ptolemy synthesized and extended Hipparchus' system of epicycles and encentric circles to ezplain his geocentric theory off the solar system.
Who dicovered geocentric?
If I remember correctly claudius ptolemy and Tycho Brahe discovered geocentric.
Is there anything named after Ptolemy?
Ptolemy has two craters, an asteroid and a system named after him.The crater Ptolemaeus on Mars.The crater Ptolemaeus on the Moon.The asteroid 4001 Ptolemaeus.The geocentric model of the universe, known as the Ptolemaic system.
Why did some people oppose the heliocentric theory of the universe?
Most of these people were religious, and because the scriptures supposedly said that the Earth was in the center of the universe (geocentric), they had to stand firm with their beliefs. Only scientists and astronomers believed in the heliocentric theory, and some of them would be excommunicated or almost executed if they weren't geocentric.
Who was the scientist responsible for the Ptolemy theory?
Um... Ptolemy. Hence the name (the adjectival form is usually spelled "Ptolemaic", though). You're more generous than I am if you call him a "scientist," though.
Who formulate the geocentric theory?
ptolemy formulated the geocentric theory...
Who disproved geocentric theory?
Claudius Ptolemy disproved geocentric theory.
When was the geocentric theory invented?
Ptolemy invented the geocentric theory during the second century A.D.
Who wrote geocentric theory?
Ptolemy (of Athens)
What scientist proposed the geocentric theory?
Ptolemy
When did ptolemy expand on aristoltle's geocentric theory?
mbch
Was brane's theory geocentric or heliocentric?
Neither, The Geocentric theory was created by a student of 'Plato's' by the name of Ptolemy. The Heliocentric theory was by Copernicus.
Who introduced the idea of ellipitical orbits in geocentric theory?
Aristotle first thought that the Earth was the center of the solar system. Ptolemy was the second one to think of the theory.
When did Claudius ptolemy discover the geocentric theory?
in the year 2018
Who developed idias that contradicted Ptolemy's geocentric model of the universese?
Copernicus.
Who developed ideas of Ptolemy's geocentric model of the universe?
Nicholas Copernicus did
Who is developed ideas that contradicted Ptolemy's geocentric model of the universe?
Copernicus.
