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    The document discusses early models of the universe, including the ideas that the Earth was flat and at the center of the universe according to Aristotle, while Aristarchus proposed the first heliocentric model where the sun is at the center. Nicolaus Copernicus later revived the heliocentric model, believing it addressed loopholes in the Ptolemaic geocentric model where celestial bodies revolve around Earth in constant velocity.

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    The document discusses early models of the universe, including the ideas that the Earth was flat and at the center of the universe according to Aristotle, while Aristarchus proposed the first heliocentric model where the sun is at the center. Nicolaus Copernicus later revived the heliocentric model, believing it addressed loopholes in the Ptolemaic geocentric model where celestial bodies revolve around Earth in constant velocity.

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    The Early

    Models of the
    Universe
    The Flat Earth
    The Spherical Earth
    • Ferdinand
    Magellan (1480-
    1521)
    -given credit for
    circumnavigating
    the world proving
    that earth is not
    flat
    Different Models of the Universe
    Eudoxus of Cnidus
    - the first to
    explain the retrograde
    motion of the planets
    in the sky
    Aristotle
    • He perceived that
    the earth is the
    center of the
    universe and is
    stationary
    • He believed earth is
    too big to move
    Aristarchus of Samos
    • A Greek astronomer
    who made the first
    attempt to create a
    heliocentric model
    • He proposed that the
    sun and fixed stars are
    at rest and the earth
    revolved around the sun
    in a fixed circular path
    Claudius Ptolemaeus
    • Proposed the
    Ptolemaic Universe
    • It is assumed that the
    Earth is the center of
    the universe, while
    other celestial bodies
    revolved around
    earth in constant
    velocity
    Nicolaus Copernicus
    • A Polish astronomer
    • Revived the heliocentric
    model of Aristarchus
    • He strongly believed in
    the heliocentric model
    because there are
    loopholes in the
    Ptolemaic model

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