ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

DANTE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
ACCORDING TO THE PTOLEMAIC SYSTEM DANTE CONCEIVES THE EARTH
A
MOBILE AT THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE
B
PROPERTY AT THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE
C
WHICH REVOLVES AROUND THE SUN
D
WHICH REVOLVES AROUND THE PLANETS
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Model of the universe Ptolemy placed the Earth at the centre of his geocentric model. Using the data he had, Ptolemy thought that the universe was a set of nested spheres surrounding the Earth. He believed that the Moon was orbiting on a sphere closest to the Earth, followed by Mercury, then Venus and then the Sun.

Detailed explanation-2: -In astronomy, the geocentric model (also known as geocentrism, often exemplified specifically by the Ptolemaic system) is a superseded description of the Universe with Earth at the center. Under most geocentric models, the Sun, Moon, stars, and planets all orbit Earth.

Detailed explanation-3: -Model of the universe Ptolemy placed the Earth at the centre of his geocentric model. Using the data he had, Ptolemy thought that the universe was a set of nested spheres surrounding the Earth. He believed that the Moon was orbiting on a sphere closest to the Earth, followed by Mercury, then Venus and then the Sun.

Detailed explanation-4: -noun Astronomy. a system elaborated by Ptolemy and subsequently modified by others, according to which the earth was the fixed center of the universe, with the heavenly bodies moving about it.

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