when he died :P
Aristotle or perhaps Ptolemy?
The idea first came from Aristotle, the Great philosopher of the fourth century B.C. Aristotle was the first to theory that the earth was the center of the universe.
Aristotle did not believe that the Sun was at the center; he thought Earth was. Aristarchus, a Greek astronomer, is probably the earliest person we know of who supported a heliocentric solar system.
The Greek astronomer Ptolemy (Claudius Ptolemaeus 100-170 AD) based his geocentric theory on the work by Aristotle (384-322 BC) and Aristotle's student Plato.
Aristarchus of Samos was the first person (that we know of!) that proposed a heliocentric model of the universe, as early as about 200B.C). His model was rejected mainly because of Aristotle's influence.Copernicus was the next person to propose a heliocentric model of the universe which was published in 1547. although very controversial at that time, this model was the one that caught on.
Aristotle if thats how you spell it :)
Aristotle if thats how you spell it :)
Aristotle divided the Universe into two spheres: one above the Moon and the second under it. This enabled him to explain why there is no problem to move objects on the ground and in the air whereas the stars are stable.
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Aristotle was the first to develop a geocentric theory. But it is generally accepted that the Greek astronomer Ptolemy provided the most elaborated model of the geocentric view of the universe in which the Earth was the center. This idea lasted for centuries until the time of Copernicus.
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