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The Ptolemaic Model

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Abstract

Over the course of the human history , dozens of philosophers and astronomers sought to create the most objective and the most accurate vision of the solar system and the universe . Many of them viewed the Earth as a stationary body , with planets and stars revolving around it For many others , the Earth was the center of the solar system and the universe . In this context , the Ptolemaic model of the solar system

stands out as the bright example of the way ancient astronomers viewed the universe . Although inaccurate and at times misbalanced , the Ptolemaic model has become the critical point in the development of astronomy . Despite its scientific inconsistencies , the Ptolemaic Model is fairly regarded as the turning point in the evolution of human astronomic knowledge - the knowledge that had not been challenged for more than 1 ,300 years

The Ptolemaic Model

Introduction

Over the course of the human history , dozens of philosophers and astronomers sought to create the most objective and the most accurate vision of the solar system and the universe . Many of them viewed the Earth as a stationary body , with planets and stars revolving around it For many others , the Earth was the center of the solar system and the universe . In this context , the Ptolemaic model of the solar system stands out as the bright example of the way ancient astronomers viewed the universe . Although inaccurate and at times...