SOLAR SYSTEM

UNIVERSE

SOLAR SYSTEM FORMATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A model of the universe in which Earth is at the center of the revolving planets and stars.
A
heliocentric
B
geocentric
C
aphelion
D
parallax
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.

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: -An astronomer named Eudoxus created the first model of a geocentric universe around 380 B.C. Eudoxus designed his model of the universe as a series of cosmic spheres containing the stars, the sun, and the moon all built around the Earth at its center.

Detailed explanation-4: -Based on this concept, the earth was considered as the center of the universe and all other celestial objects moving around it. Greek scholars like Aristotle, Ptolemy and others believed in this model. This model is called Geocentric model.

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