Geocentric vs Heliocentric
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Monique Mapp
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Geocentric vs Heliocentric
Theories of the Universe
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Aristotle
He is know as a great thinker and philosopher.
He is the first documented scientist in history.
He thought the Earth was the center of the universe and that the sun, moon, planets, and stars revolved around it . (GEOCENTRIC MODEL)
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Ptolemy
Ptolemy was an astronomer and mathematician who further developed the geocentric theory through mathematical detail.
It would later become known as the Ptolemaic Theory.
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Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus was a great polymath or Renaissance man.
His main idea was that our world is heliocentric (helios = sun).
His theory was that the sun is in the middle of the solar system, and the planets go around it.
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Galileo
Galileo has been called the founder of modern science. He was one of the first people to examine the heavens with a telescope.
Galileo DID NOT agree with Ptolemy. He felt that Copernicus had a better idea and used his telescope to prove the truth in the Heliocentric Theory.
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Geocentric Theory
The Earth is the center of the solar system.
The moon, the planets, the sun, and the stars all rotate around the earth in circular orbits.
The Earth stays still.
The sun is between Venus and Mars.
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Heliocentric Theory
The Sun is the center of the Universe.
The Earth, planets, and stars revolve around the Sun.
The earth revolves on its own axis
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Theories of the Universe
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