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Why do you think people accepted the geocentric model of the solar system for so long?
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Whose geocentric model of the solar system was accepted for 1400 years?
Claudius Ptolemy
Who challenged the geocentric model of the solar system?
Nicolaus Copernicus was the astronomer to challenge the geocentric model of the solar system.
In the geocentric model of the solar system earth is where?
In a geocentric solar system model, earth is in the center, and all of the planets and then sun orbit around it. Geo= Earth Centric= Center
Which model of the solar system has Earth at the center of the revolving planets and stars?
This would be known as a geocentric model, and it is pretty easy to show why such a model is unlikely.
What is the name of the solar system which everything revolves around Earth?
A geocentric model of the solar system. Which is incorrect.
Whose geocentric model of the solar system was accepted for 1400?
Claudius Ptolemy
Whose geocentric model of the solar system was accepted for 1400 years?
Claudius Ptolemy
What is a geocentric model of your solar system?
A Geocentric model places Earth at the center of the Universe, with all of the stars and planets revolving around it. The most famous such model is that of Ptolemy. It stood as the accepted model until Copernicus was proven right by Galileo and Kepler.
Who challenged the geocentric model of the solar system?
Nicolaus Copernicus was the astronomer to challenge the geocentric model of the solar system.
People used to think that the earth was in the centre of the solar system what was this model called?
The Geocentric model
Why is Uranus and Neptune not included in the heliocentric and geocentric model of the solar system?
The planets Uranus and Neptune were discovered only in modern times after the heliocentric model had been generally accepted.
Why has the heliocentric model been replaced with the geocentric model?
The heliocentric model is the one that replaces the geocentric model because the heliocentric model better described the solar system.
What is a description of the solar system in which all planets revolve around Earth?
Geocentric model. This has earth at the centre. We now know this not to be true.
In the geocentric model of the solar system earth is where?
In a geocentric solar system model, earth is in the center, and all of the planets and then sun orbit around it. Geo= Earth Centric= Center
Which model of the solar system has Earth at the center of the revolving planets and stars?
This would be known as a geocentric model, and it is pretty easy to show why such a model is unlikely.
Why Aristotle believe in geocentric?
because he thought that if more people believe in the geocentric model then his theory would but correct. because he thought that if more people believe in the geocentric model then his theory would but correct.
What type of model of the solar system would have planets orbiting the Earth?
It is the geocentric model.
