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of the Universe.
Planets, Sun and stars
revolved around it.
Geocentric theory:
The Earth is the center
of the Universe .
Later he added
mathematics to support
the theory, and it
prevailed for 1400 years.
Universe consists of
concentric spheres with
Earth at the center.
All heavenly
(astronomical) motion
consists of perfect
uniform circular motion.
Geocentric modelWhy?
The Geocentric theory was firmly believed by the
Mars Motion
http://alpha.lasalle.edu/~smithsc/Astronomy/retrograd.html
Epicycles
of
Ptolemys
Model
Copernicus (1473-1543)
Polish astronomer.
He proposed the Heliocentric
theory: the Earth and other
planets revolve around the
Sun. This was highly
controversial at the time.
Galileos legendary
comment:
But it does move.
http://alpha.lasalle.edu/~smithsc/Astronomy/retrograd.html
Galileo (1564-1642)
Galileo supported the Copernican
model:
slower
faster
is proportional to a3
or
P2
= a3
(in A.U.)