GK
BIG BANG THEORY
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Question
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What is at the center of the universe in the geocentric system?
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Moon
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Sun
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Mars
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Earth
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -geocentric model, any theory of the structure of the solar system (or the universe) in which Earth is assumed to be at the centre of it all. The most highly developed geocentric model was that of Ptolemy of Alexandria (2nd century ce).
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
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