GK
SOLAR SYSTEM
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the sun as a reference point
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existing in a star system
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Earth as a reference point
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circular, orbital path of travel
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Detailed explanation-1: -The geocentric model says that the earth is at the center of the cosmos or universe, and the planets, the sun and the moon, and the stars circles around it. The early heliocentric models consider the sun as the center, and the planets revolve around the sun.
Detailed explanation-2: -“Geocentrism” refers to a cosmological and planetary theory, in which the Earth occupies the central position of the world system. In antiquity and in the Middle Ages, geocentrism was the most common cosmological view, although some astronomers and philosophical schools embraced alternative visions about worldly order.
Detailed explanation-3: -Ptolemy was an astronomer and mathematician. He believed that the Earth was the center of the Universe. The word for Earth in Greek is geo, so we call this idea a “geocentric” theory.