Models of The Universe
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- Created on: 08-04-16 20:05
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Geocentric
Ptolemy thought that the Earth was in the centre of the known solar system which was the first five planets. The stars were fixed and the plants had circular orbits. He used mathmatical calculations and instruments and the naked eye. He was disproved by Galileo who observed Jupiter's four moons which showed that not everything orbitted around the Earth.
Heliocentric
Copernicus believed that the sun was at the centre of the…
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