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With the strong influence of religion on science, and little progress in this regard, it was believed for centuries that this was the case The Earth was the center of the universe: this was geocentrism. The logic of the time suggested that everything, as God’s creation, revolved around the planet, including the sun.
At least since the 2nd century AD, this has been thought to be the case. The Greek mathematician and astronomer was an early taker Claudius Ptolemy, Master Aristotle’s primary ideas.
The main argument for geocentrism is this The Earth appears stationary, and other celestial bodies move around it.
Ptolemy suggested A complex model of epicycles and period: Epicycles were small circles that revolved around larger circles called epicycles. Accordingly, the planets move in orbits, while the other planets revolve around the Earth.
The strength of religion and the absence of scientific alternatives in different eras They allowed geocentrism to continue for nearly 1,500 years.
“In ancient times,” The Spanish Astronomical Society notes, “Geocentrism seemed to be the correct theory. Finally, its acceptance by the Church and feudalism made it the dominant theory until the Renaissance.
Until the 16th century, the Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus proposed a new theory: Heliocentrism.
This maintained it The sun was the center of the universe The main star around which planets and other celestial bodies orbit.
Over time, the scientific community and society, including the powerful Catholic Church of the time, became They began to accept heliocentrism as the prevailing astronomical theory.
Finally, geocentrism was forgotten… even though it exists today The flat earthers remain, That they could occupy that place, except that geocentrists had no way to convince themselves scientifically, and flat Earthers did (even though they didn’t want to).
