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Plato and his student Aristotle believed in the geocentric theory. It was the ruling explanation model about how our solar system was put together for several hundreds of years.
There is no "geocentric theory". Anybody who takes more than a trivial interest in the world around him knows that the Earth orbits the Sun. Even the ancient Greek mathematicians like Aristarchus of Samos knew this.
The idea that the Sun and everything go around the Earth, with the Earth at the center ("geo" means "Earth", and centric means "goes around") is an obvious notion; any farm child can see this. People like Aristotle never gave any thought past the most obvious one.
Aristotle himself was probably the wrong-est person in history; virtually everything that he wrote was ignorant and wrong, sometimes aggressively so. He is probably responsible for more death and disease than any other person on the Earth. His astronomy was childish, his medical writings laughably wrong, his ethics toxic, and his science foolish. When Science Fiction authors write stories about evil space aliens who came to Earth in the distant past to keep humanity ignorant and divided, Aristotle is their number one role model.
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What ancient theory in astronomy was not accpeted in modern astronomy?
From what little I understand of your question I am guessing that the theory that is no longer accepted could be the Geocentric Model of the Universe. That is the theory that everything revovles aroung the Earth while the Earth is stationary.
What was Copernicus' theory about the sun and planets. how was it different from what people believed before?
Copernicus's theory was called the Heliocentric Theory. It said that the Earth and planets orbited around the sun, and the Sun was the center of the universe. The previous theory, mainly advocated by the Catholic Church, was called the Geocentric Theory; which stated that the Sun and planets orbited around the Earth, and that the Earth was the center of the Universe.
Geocentric model holds that the earth is the center of the univers?
Yes, that's what "geocentric" means.
What is a description of solar system in which all planets revolve around earth?
Geocentricism is the belief that the Earth is the center of the Universe and all other celestial objects revolve around it. (The Geocentric Theory)
What kind of universe did Ptolemy believed in?
Geocentric -- ie, the Earth is at its center.
Who discover geocentric theory?
geocentric theory invented by phtolemy
Who formulate the geocentric theory?
ptolemy formulated the geocentric theory...
Who disproved geocentric theory?
Claudius Ptolemy disproved geocentric theory.
When ptolemy developed geocentric theory?
geocentric
Why is it called the geocentric theory?
Geo = about the Earth Centric = in the middle Geocentric = The-Earth-In-The-Middle theory
Geocentric theory originated with the man named?
geocentric theory originated with the man named Aristotle.
The heliocentric theory challenged the?
Geocentric theory
the heliocentric theory challenged the?
Geocentric theory
Which scientist developed the geocentric theory?
The Geocentric Theory was developed by Greek astronomers. The theory was that celestial bodies moved around Earth in circular paths.
How does the heliocentric theory differ from the geocentric?
The heliocentric theory is the idea that planets rotate around the sun, where the geocentric theory said that everything orbited around Earth.
What is the theory of the Earh being at the center called?
Geocentric theory.
How does heliocentric theory differ from the geocentric model?
The heliocentric theory is the idea that planets rotate around the sun, where the geocentric theory said that everything orbited around Earth.
