It feels that way. You can not feel the Earth moving.
Before the heliocentric model of the solar system, people believed that the Earth was at the center of the universe. This geocentric model was commonly accepted in ancient times and throughout the Middle Ages.
They believed in a heliocentric universe. This meaning that the earth was not the center of the universe, but that the sun was. However, many people , including the church, did not agree with this theory. Instead they believed in a geocentric universe. Plato and Aristotle believed in this theory.
Basically everyone, until just a few centuries ago.
Many people believed that Earth was the center of the universe because it appeared to be stationary and everything in the sky seemed to revolve around it. This geocentric model was also supported by religious and philosophical beliefs of the time. It was not until later scientific discoveries, such as those made by Copernicus and Galileo, that the heliocentric model of the universe began to be accepted.
Though many accepted the geocentric model of the universe, it was designed by the famous astronomer Ptolemy.
they believed that the earth was the center.
Tycho Brahe. Yes, and most people around at his time believed it.
The Earth!
No--he believed that the sun was the center of the universe.
No--he believed that the sun was the center of the universe.
No--he believed that the sun was the center of the universe.
The theory of Copernicus was revolutionary because at the time, people believed that Earth was the center of the solar system instead of the Sun.
Nicolas Copernicus believed that the sun was the center of the solar system. Before that most believed that the Earth was the center of the universe.
galileo
Before the heliocentric model of the solar system, people believed that the Earth was at the center of the universe. This geocentric model was commonly accepted in ancient times and throughout the Middle Ages.
They believed in a heliocentric universe. This meaning that the earth was not the center of the universe, but that the sun was. However, many people , including the church, did not agree with this theory. Instead they believed in a geocentric universe. Plato and Aristotle believed in this theory.
It is commonly believed that there is no center - or, in other words, any part of the Universe looks like it is the center.