Ptolemy believes that the earth is the center of the universe.
i think he was tring to figure out how the universe was shaped. he probably thought the earth was in the middle of everything because we could see the sun and the moon from earth, but the other planets only at certin points each year
that the earth was in the middle of the universe
geocentric
Galileo, Copernicus, and Ptolemy were key figures in the history of astronomy, each contributing to our understanding of the universe. Ptolemy, in the 2nd century, proposed the geocentric model, placing Earth at the center of the universe, which dominated for centuries. In the 16th century, Copernicus challenged this view with his heliocentric model, suggesting that the sun is at the center, revolutionizing astronomical thought. Galileo, in the early 17th century, supported Copernicus's theory through his telescopic observations, ultimately facing opposition from the Church for advocating this shift away from the geocentric perspective.
Nicolaus Copernicus disagreed with his theory, Copernicus belived that Ptolemy's view was to complicated.
Claudius Ptolemy
He was a Polish mathematician who disagreed with Ptolemy's view that the earth is the center of the universe. The heliocentric theory is the theory that the sun is the center of the universe, not the earth.
He was a Polish mathematician who disagreed with Ptolemy's view that the earth is the center of the universe. The heliocentric theory is the theory that the sun is the center of the universe, not the earth.
He was a Polish mathematician who disagreed with Ptolemy's view that the earth is the center of the universe. The heliocentric theory is the theory that the sun is the center of the universe, not the earth.
Galileo and Copernicus were two of the scientists to disprove Ptolemy's geocentric theory of the universe. The Ptolemaic theory stated that the center was earth.
Ptolemy didn't include Pluto in his universe theory simply because no one knew that Pluto even existed at that time. Pluto wasn't discovered until February 18, 1930, which was 1762 years after Ptolemy's death. 0
1,500 years :D
Ptolemy. (his full name was Claudius Ptolemaeus).
Aristotle or perhaps Ptolemy?
late 1500s ======================== There's nothing too startling about that answer, until you consider the fact that Ptolemy died around the year AD 178. Yes, he wrote about the "geocentric" (Earth centered) theory around the year AD 150. He didn't "come up with" the theory, but he perfected it.
Claudius Ptolemy's (wrong) theory with the Earth at the center of the universe lasted for more than 1000 years