HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
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Geocentric
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Heliocentric
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Laws of Gravity
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Theories of Descartes
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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: -Assumptions of the geocentric model According to Penn State University, the ancient Greeks firmly held onto several scientific assumptions that formed the basis of the geocentric model: The Earth is the center of the universe and is stationary. The planets, sun and stars revolve around Earth.
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.