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A geocentric model places the Earth as the center axis of the universe. It originated with Anaximander.

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Who came up with the geocentric idea?

no one actually came up with it but ptolomy came up with the first model of it or you could say aristotle


Who first came up with the geocentric idea?

no one actually came up with it but ptolomy came up with the first model of it or you could say aristotle


Who is the ancient astronomer developed a geocentric model of the universe explaining deserve all motions of the planets?

You're probably thinking of Ptolmey, though the geocentric model predates Socrates and we're not sure who first came up with it.


Who was the person that came up with geocentric?

Claudius Ptolemy


What geocentric model of the earth is?

There is no geocentric model of the earth!


Did Aristotle support the heilocentric and geocentric model?

Aristotle supported the geocentric model, which placed Earth at the center of the universe. He did not propose a heliocentric model with the Sun at the center. It was later astronomers like Copernicus who challenged the geocentric model in favor of a heliocentric one.


Did Copernicus add planets to the geocentric model?

No. He only came with the idea of a heliocentric model. (Sun-centred) He also stated that the Earth orbited around it.


Why has the heliocentric model been replaced with the geocentric model?

The heliocentric model is the one that replaces the geocentric model because the heliocentric model better described the solar system.


What is a description of the solar system in which all planets revolve around Earth?

Geocentric model. This has earth at the centre. We now know this not to be true.


Who first questioned the idea of the geocentric theory?

The Greek philosopher Aristarchus of Samos is credited with first questioning the geocentric theory in the 3rd century BC. He proposed a heliocentric model in which the Earth and other planets revolve around the Sun.


Geocentric model holds that the earth is the center of the univers?

Yes, that's what "geocentric" means.


Who proposed the geocentric model of the universe?

The geocentric model of the universe was proposed by ancient Greek astronomers like Aristotle and Ptolemy. This model placed the Earth at the center of the universe with celestial bodies orbiting around it.