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because the work of Tycho and Kepler showed the heliocentric model was more accurate.

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Why do scientists not accept the ptolemaic model?

The Ptolemaic model is also known as the geocentric model, where the Earth is at the center of the solar system. Scientists refute this because orbital paths show that the solar system is heliocentric.


In the Ptolemaic Greek model of the universe the stars are attached to the?

In the Ptolemaic Greek model of the universe, the stars are thought to be attached to the celestial sphere, a hypothetical invisible sphere surrounding the Earth to which the stars were fixed. This model placed Earth at the center of the universe with all celestial bodies orbiting around it.


Which greek scientist devised the qeocentric model?

The geocentric model, also known as the Ptolemaic system, is a theory that was developed by philosophers in Ancient Greece and was named after the in science and technology, the geocentric model seems preposterous.


What was the purpose of the epicycle in the Ptolemaic model?

The epicycle in the Ptolemaic model was used to explain the retrograde motion of planets. It involved planets moving on small circular orbits within the larger orbit around Earth. By incorporating epicycles, Ptolemy was able to account for the observed motions of the planets in the night sky.


It took two centuries for the Copernican model to replaced the Ptolemaic model because?

The short answer: when people's world views are challenged in such a manner that contradicts a previously affirmed belief system, they have difficulty accepting the significant change. There was much resistance to the idea of the sun being the centre of the universe as opposed to the earth. [Insert a great deal of study of Western History, Science and Religion here]

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Why do scientists not accept the ptolemaic model?

The Ptolemaic model is also known as the geocentric model, where the Earth is at the center of the solar system. Scientists refute this because orbital paths show that the solar system is heliocentric.


What is the centre in the Ptolemaic model of the universe?

Earth


Why do scientists think arthropod and semented worms have a common ancestor?

Scientists believe this because they have a similar body model.


Some scientists believe the bubble model is a more accurate model of the origin of life because?

Your Mom is a milf


How did galileos findings with the telescope disprove the Ptolemaic theory?

One observation definitely disproved the Ptolemaic model, although it didn't prove that Copernicus was right (as Tycho Brahe pointed out). This was the observation that Venus has phases, much like our Moon does. To the naked eye, Venus always appears as a bright dot in the sky. With a telescope, however, it is fairly easy to see the phases of Venus. Just as the Moon has phases, Venus too has phases based on the planet's position relative to us and the Sun. There was no way for the Ptolemaic model (Earth-centered solar system) to account for these phases. They can only occur as Galileo saw them if Venus is circling the Sun, not the Earth.


In the Ptolemaic Greek model of the universe the stars are attached to the?

In the Ptolemaic Greek model of the universe, the stars are thought to be attached to the celestial sphere, a hypothetical invisible sphere surrounding the Earth to which the stars were fixed. This model placed Earth at the center of the universe with all celestial bodies orbiting around it.


What was a major flaw of the Ptolemaic model?

A major flaw of the Ptolemaic model was its complexity in explaining the retrograde motion of planets. Ptolemy introduced the concept of epicycles and deferents to account for this, which made the model overly complicated and not as accurate as later models, such as the heliocentric model proposed by Copernicus.


In the Ptolemaic (Greek) model of the universe the stars are attached to the?

celestial sphere . . . ?


How does the Ptolemaic model differ from the modern day model?

The Ptolemaic model has all of the planets moons and stars moving around the Sun. The modern day Copernican model has all the planets moving around the Sun, with the moons moving around the planets, and the Sun and its "system" moving around the Milky Way.


Did it take 2 centuries for copernican models replace ptolemaic model?

yes


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how did the ptolemaic model supposedly agree with the bible


What the ptolemaic of the universe had in the center of the universe?

This model of the universe placed the Earth at the center of the universe