INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -Aristotle, who lived from 384 to 322 BC, believed the Earth was round. He thought Earth was the center of the universe and that the Sun, Moon, planets, and all the fixed stars revolved around it. Aristotle’s ideas were widely accepted by the Greeks of his time.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Geocentric theory, also called the Ptolemaic system, was developed by the Greek astronomer Claudius Ptolemy at the beginning of the Christian Era, defended in his book entitled Almagest. According to this theory, the Earth is at the center of the Solar System, and the other stars orbit around it.

Detailed explanation-3: -Aristotle divided his universe into “terrestrial spheres” which were “corruptible” and where humans lived, and moving but otherwise unchanging celestial spheres. Aristotle believed that four classical elements make up everything in the terrestrial spheres: earth, air, fire and water.

Detailed explanation-4: -Galileo”’s drawings upended the world view that had lasted for at least two millennia. In 1543, Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus questioned the idea that the Earth was the center of the universe, but couldn”’t provide proof. Galileo did.