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25 December, 03:25

Why did early astronomers believe in the geocentric model?

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  1. 25 December, 03:29
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    Ptolemy was an astronomer and mathematician. He believed that the Earth was the center of the Universe. The word for earth in Greek is geo, so we call this idea a "geocentric" theory.
  2. 25 December, 03:33
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    Ptolemy was an astronomer and mathematician. He believed that the Earth was the center of the Universe. The word for earth in Greek is geo, so we call this idea a "geocentric" theory ... This flawed view of the Universe was accepted for many centuries.
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