Aristotle's own model of the Universe

Greek Aristoteles Aristotle, who lived from 384 to 322 BC,

Aristotle, Greek Aristoteles, (born 384
BCE, Stagira, Chalcidice, Greece—died
322, Chalcis, Euboea), ancient Greek
philosopher and scientist, one of the
greatest intellectual figures of
Western history.
was a development of that of Eudoxus
believed the Earth was round. He
who had also studied under Plato. It
thought Earth was the center of the
had a series of 53 concentric,
universe and that the Sun, Moon,
crystalline, transparent spheres
planets, and all the fixed stars revolved
rotating on different axes. Each sphere
around it. ... Like most astronomers
was centered on a stationary Earth so
before him, he believed the Sun, Moon,
the model was both geocentric and
and other planets circled the Earth.
homocentric.

He made pioneering contributions

to all fields of philosophy and
science, he invented the field of
formal logic, and he identified the
various scientific disciplines and
explored their relationships to each
other. Aristotle was also a teacher
and founded his own school in
Athens, known as the Lyceum.