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He reasoned that since parallax could not be observed for celestial objects near the sun, then the earth was stationary. This erroneous assumption was because at the time he had no way of knowing that celestial objects were so far away that their parallax angles were too small to detect.
He reasoned that since parallax could not be observed for celestial objects near the sun, then the earth was stationary. This erroneous assumption was because at the time he had no way of knowing that celestial objects were so far away that their parallax angles were too small to detect =) Hope it helped. I had the same question

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Aristotle believed that Earth was the center of the universe. He was wrong but he didn't have the advantage of telescopes.

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Did Aristotle propose that the earth was the center of the solar system?

no


What did Aristotle propose was the center of the solar system?

earth


What did Aristotle place in the center of the solar system?

The Earth.


Who originally theorized that earth was the center of the solar system-?

Aristotle was the first the theorize that Earth was the center of the solar system.


What was wrong with aristotle's naming system?

His naming system was too long


What was the name of the first model of the solar system called and who suggested it?

Geocentric, suggested by Aristotle.


Copernican system who supported this belief and who did not?

Galileo supported the Copernican system, but Aristotle did not. The Copernican system was a belief that the sun was the center of the solar system.


Ptolemy modified Aristotle's model of the universe to include?

Aristotle's model of the solar system was geocentric, meaning that everything in the solar system revolved around Earth. Ptolemy added in the way the planetary bodies moved, although they still moved geocentrically.


Whose geocentric model of the solar system was accepted for 1400 years?

Claudius Ptolemy


Who first proposed the geocentric Solar system Theory?

The idea first came from Aristotle, the Great philosopher of the fourth century B.C. Aristotle was the first to theory that the earth was the center of the universe.


Who invented Geocentric?

Aristotle first thought that the Earth was the center of the solar system. Ptolemy was the second one to think of the theory.


What did Aristotle believe?

He believed that the Earth was the center of the Solar System and that all matter was composed of earth, fire, water, and air.