The Geocentric Model
of the Universe
Aristotle in his book on the heavens had two
arguments to prove that the earth was round:
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Eclipse of the moon
North star
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Eclipse of the moon
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North star
Ptolemy
Born: c. AD90 Egypt Roman Empire
Died: c. AD 168 Alexandria Egypt Roman
Empire
Occupation: mathematician, geographer,
astronomer, astrologer
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Geocentric model
Ptolemy comes up with Geocentric model in
second century A.D. This model was accepted
by the church.
sources cited:
http://www.millersville.
edu/~cgeiger/GEOG281/MapsText2013/MapsSection1/Maps1UnitC/images/2a_02_02_LatAngleMeas.PNG
http://img.bhs4.com/3f/4/3f447096523c6bff124ae32598dc4f893e71df00_large.jpg
http://www.nigeriannewsservice.com/wp-content/uploads/total-lunar-eclipse-donovan-conway-photography.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptolemy
Hawking Stephen, The Illustrated History of Time / The Universe in a Nutshell, Published by: Bantam Dell A Division of
Random House, Inc. 2001 New York, New York.