ptolemy
Ptolemy.
That the Earth is a center of the Universe. The root of this model is already in Timaeus by Plato where Timaeus describes it.
Aristotle believed that the universe was geocentric, with Earth at the center and celestial bodies moving in perfect circular orbits around it. He also thought that the universe was eternal and unchanging, consisting of a series of concentric spheres made of a quintessential fifth element, ether.
The geocentric theory, which posited that the Earth is the center of the universe, was notably supported by the ancient Greek philosopher and astronomer Claudius Ptolemy. In his work, the "Almagest," Ptolemy presented a detailed model of the universe that placed Earth at its center, influencing astronomical thought for centuries. This geocentric view remained dominant until the heliocentric model proposed by Copernicus gained acceptance in the 16th century.
Nicolaus Copernicus, a Polish astronomer, proposed the heliocentric model in the 16th century, suggesting that the Sun is at the center of the universe with the Earth and other planets orbiting around it. This idea challenged the prevailing geocentric model, where Earth was considered the center of the universe.
he thought that the earth was the center of the universe
Ptolemy.
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Charles eniteisn
He was the guy who first thought the earth was the center of the universe
Nicolaus Copernicus
Aristotle and Ptolemy - pick one.
Aristarchus of Samos thought that the sun was at the center of the universe and some "educated" greek people thought that the earth was the center of the universe but they were dead wrong because modern science now has evidence that the sun is the center of the universe.
The first scientist to say the earth is not the centre of the whole universe was Nicolaus Copernicus early in the sixteenth century.
This belief was known as the geocentric theory, which proposed that the Earth was the stationary center of the universe, with all celestial bodies revolving around it. This theory dominated scientific thought until the development of the heliocentric model by astronomers such as Copernicus and Galileo in the 16th century.
The invention of the telescope showed that the earth wasn't the center of the universe.