EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -3.1. 2 Aristotle and a finite, eternal, and geocentric universe. The ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle extended Eudoxus’ model of the universe in the 4th century BCE. Aristotle’s model of the universe was also geocentric, with the Sun, Moon, planets, and stars all orbiting the Earth inside of Eudoxus’ spheres.

Detailed explanation-2: -Aristotle believed that the universe was spherical and finite. He also believed that the earth was a sphere, much smaller than the stars. To support his theory, he used observations from lunar eclipses stating that lunar eclipses would not show segments with a curved outline if the earth were not spherical.

Detailed explanation-3: -Aristotle was one of the greatest philosophers and scientists the world has ever seen. He was born in 384 bc at Stagirus, a Greek seaport on the coast of Thrace.

Detailed explanation-4: -Born 384 BC. Stagirus, Macedonia, Greece Died 322 BC. Chalcis, Euboea, Greece Summary. Aristotle was a Greek philosopher who made important contributions by systemizing deductive logic and wrote on physical subjects. His philosophy had a long-lasting influence on the development of all Western philosophical theories.