GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Ptolemy accepted Aristotle’s idea that the Sun and the planets revolve around a spherical Earth, a geocentric view. Ptolemy developed this idea through observation and in mathematical detail.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ptolemy believed in the geocentric model because of his observations and findings. To start, Ptolemy didn’t have modern technology to observe space. He used his own observations during the night and mapped out planetary movement, along with the Sun and stars.

Detailed explanation-3: -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).