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Who thought that the earth was the centre of the universe and that the planets had circular orbits?
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Ptolemy, but he was wrong the sun is in the center and planets have elliptical orbits.
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Which is the star in the center of the universe?
There is no "centre" to the Universe.
How the geocentric model of the universe stated that?
The geocentric modelof the universe stated that the earth was at the centre of the universe.
Cryptic clue for band or singer centre of planets?
The corrs?
Are circles orbits of the planets?
NO!!! The planets do NOT orbit in circles. They orbit the Sun in an ellipsoidal manner. An ellipse has two foci. The Sun lies at one of the foci, the other might be deemed to be a 'blind' focus. The Sun does NOT lie at the centre of the ellipse. Also the satellites(moons) orbit their parent planets in a similar manner. It has also been discovered that the planets in an an ellipsoidal manner. That is as each orbit is completed the planet 'over-shoot' their starting point, and the ellipse does not close . See Johannes Kepler, who gave us the Law of orbiting planets sweeping equal arcs in equal times , in 1602 AD.
Which astronomers is credited as the first to theorize the planets orbit around the Sun?
The astronomer credited as the first to theorize that the planets orbit around the Sun (heliocentrism) is Nicolaus Copernicus. He developed the heliocentric model of the solar system, which proposed that the Sun was at the center and the planets, including Earth, revolved around it in circular orbits. This theory was a departure from the earlier geocentric model, which posited that Earth was at the center of the universe and everything orbited around it. Copernicus's work laid the foundation for the modern understanding of the solar system's structure and motion.
Why did people think the earth was the centre of the universe?
... because they thought they were the most important in the universe and the only things in the universe so they thought they were in they centre.
What was one major problem with the geocentric theory?
The sun is the center of the universe, and the planets revolve around it.
Who thought that the earth was in the centre of the universe and that the planets has circlar orbits?
Everybody from Ptolemy up to about 1690, with a few exceptions like Copernicus and Galileo and Kepler.
Which scientist suggested that Sun is in the center and the planets go round it?
In the 16th century, Nicolaus Copernicus was the first to suggest the heliocentric model. His thought on the matter was that the sun was in the centre of universe, and that the earth, along with the other planets, rotated around it.
What was Copernicus' idea of the motion of the planets?
He believed in Heliocentrism (That the sun was the centre of the universe, not Earth).
What did the Copernicus universe suggest?
Copernicus suggested a heliocentric model of the universe. Meaning, the earth was the centre of the universe and other planets had to orbit around the earth. This model of the universe was against Ptolemy's model of a geocentric model; a stationary Earth at the centre of the universe.
Why did people think that Copernicus was wrong?
Everyone thought that the sun orbits the Earth and all other planets but Copernicus studied the ski carefully. He found out that the Earth and all other Planets orbits the sun and the earth is not the centre of the universe. The sun is.
How was Copernicus' model of the universe different from ptomely's model?
Ptomely thought that the earth was at the centre of the universe and everything revolved around it. His model had everything moving in perfect circles or circles within circles. Copernicus suggested that the Earth in fact revolved around the sun. It wasn't until Galileo and the invention of the telescope that Copernicus was proved right Later Kepler went on to prove that the planets orbit in elliptical and not circular orbits.
How did Copernicus' view differ from ptolemy's?
Copernicus' view was that the sun was the centre of the solar system. He believed everything revolved around the sun in circular orbits. Ptolmey on the other hand placed a static Earth at the centre with the planets and the sun orbiting the earth.Copernicus thought that the solar system revolved around the sun and not the Earth.
What is heliocentrism?
In Heliocentrism, the Sun (Helios) is said to be at the centre of the universe.
What is the difference between geocentric heliocentric and planetary motion?
Geocentric motion of planet is that in which earth is at the centre of the universe and all other planets revolving around it.Heliocentric motion of planets is that in which sun is the of universe and other planets revolving around it.In planetary motion all the planets includes Earth revolving around the Sun in their fixed orbit.
How are the planet's moving in the universe?
Mainly the planets orbit round the Sun and can be considered as a closed system with the Sun fixed at the centre. However the Sun revolves around the centre of our local galaxy as well.
