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
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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Aristotle was the first the theorize that Earth was the center of the solar system.
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.
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.
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The Earth.
Aristotle was the first the theorize that Earth was the center of the solar system.
His naming system was too long
Geocentric, suggested by Aristotle.
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.
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.
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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.
Aristotle first thought that the Earth was the center of the solar system. Ptolemy was the second one to think of the theory.
He believed that the Earth was the center of the Solar System and that all matter was composed of earth, fire, water, and air.