HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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Question
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The idea that the earth is the center of the universe is called
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heliocentricity
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planetary alignment
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geocentric
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cell theory
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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: -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.
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