GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

THE UNIVERSE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A solar system model with Earth in the center is known as ____
A
Kepler’s Model
B
Heliocentric Model
C
Galileo’s Model
D
Geocentric Model
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: -They thought, if the heavens are divine, and the gods created man, well then certainly the universe must be geocentric, meaning the Earth is the center of the universe. Ancient societies were obsessed with the idea that God must have placed humans at the center of the cosmos (a way of referring to the universe).

Detailed explanation-3: -The geocentric model was proposed by Ptolemy. The universe is formulated by the Alexandrian astronomer and mathematician Ptolemy developed mathematically. The Ptolemaic system is a geocentric system such that all are started by assuming that Earth is in a stationary state and it is the center of the whole universe.

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