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: 1900 years ago an [[astronomer]] named [[Ptolemy]] made careful [[observation]]s of the 5 known [[planet]]s and all the [[Star]]s in the night's sky. | : 1900 years ago an [[astronomer]] named [[Ptolemy]] made careful [[observation]]s of the 5 known [[planet]]s and all the [[Star]]s in the night's sky. | ||
: [[Ptolemy]] used these [[observation]]s to claim that the [[Earth]] was at the centre of the [[Universe]] and [[The Solar System]] and that everything in the [[Universe]] [[orbit]]s the [[Earth]]. | : [[Ptolemy]] used these [[observation]]s to claim that the [[Earth]] was at the centre of the [[Universe]] and [[The Solar System]] and that everything in the [[Universe]] [[orbit]]s the [[Earth]]. | ||
| − | : Many people believed [[Ptolemy]] because it fit well with their religious beliefs that a | + | : Many people believed [[Ptolemy]] because it fit well with their religious beliefs that a god created the [[Earth]] before the [[Sun]], [[star]]s and [[planet]]s. |
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| + | ===References=== | ||
| + | ====Edexcel==== | ||
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| + | :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1292120223/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1292120223&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=068ecf40278c32406a7f1c6e66751417 ''Geocentric model of the solar system, page 118, GCSE Physics, Pearson Edexcel ''] | ||
| + | :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782948163/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782948163&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=0fdbfd5dd397d6e24a9dfb250f08587f ''Geocentric model, page 183, GCSE Physics, CGP, Edexcel ''] | ||
| + | :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945733/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945733&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=2a2dbec9db6bf5766c0458d908fa0a52 ''Geocentric model, page 60, GCSE Physics; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel ''] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:50, 20 November 2019
Key Stage 2
Meaning
The Geocentric Model of The Solar System is an incorrect model of The Solar System where the Earth was thought to be at the centre.
About the Geocentric Model
- 1900 years ago an astronomer named Ptolemy made careful observations of the 5 known planets and all the Stars in the night's sky.
- Ptolemy used these observations to claim that the Earth was at the centre of the Universe and The Solar System and that everything in the Universe orbits the Earth.
- Many people believed Ptolemy because it fit well with their religious beliefs that a god created the Earth before the Sun, stars and planets.