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The Ptolemaic theory seemed logical to early astronomers (and philosophers) because their observations appeared to confirm that the stars and Sun rotated around the Earth. Without an understanding of the breadth and scope of the universe, the only logical explanation for the appearance of the Sun in the east and its disappearance in the west every day was that it was circling the Earth.
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What is the Ptolemaic theory?
Copernicus.
The Ptolemaic theory of the universe was disaproved by?
Copernicus
What is One of Thomas Kuhn's key examples?
The Ptolemaic theory and the Copernican Theory
System an early geocentric theory planetary motion?
ptolemaic
Thomas Kuhn's key examples involves the struggle between?
The Ptolemaic theory and the Copernican Theory.
What did Tycho Brahe have right about his theory?
Tycho Brahe's theory improved on the Ptolemaic theory of the planets by explaining the phases of Venus, which the Ptolemaic theory failed to do. Tycho's theory still had the Earth at the centre. Later all the old theories of Ptolemy, Copernicus and Tycho were replaced by Kepler's elliptical orbits in 1609.
Which greek scientist devised the qeocentric model?
The geocentric model, also known as the Ptolemaic system, is a theory that was developed by philosophers in Ancient Greece and was named after the in science and technology, the geocentric model seems preposterous.
Who created the ptolemaic system?
It was Ptolemy, an ancient Greek scientist, who gave his name to the theory.
What is word for logical explanation?
the word for a logical explanation is a theory :D
Why WAS THE PTOLEMAIC THEORY ACCEPTED FOR LONG TIME?
Because the theory had predicted the motions of the planets better than any known method at that time.
What does the Ptolemaic theory argue?
The Ptolemaic system or the geocentric systemÊargues that the orbital center of the universe is the Earth. The system states that the moon, the other planets, the sun, andÊthe stars circled the Earth.
Which Scientists disaprove Ptolemys geosentric theory of the universe?
Galileo and Copernicus were two of the scientists to disprove Ptolemy's geocentric theory of the universe. The Ptolemaic theory stated that the center was earth.
