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The geocentric theory, which posits that the Earth is at the center of the universe with all celestial bodies orbiting around it, was primarily developed by the ancient Greek philosopher Claudius Ptolemy in the 2nd century AD. His model, known as the Ptolemaic system, was widely accepted for many centuries until it was challenged and eventually replaced by the heliocentric theory proposed by Nicolaus Copernicus in the 16th century.

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