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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. | 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. | ||
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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 [[god]] created the [[Earth]] before the [[Sun]], [[star]]s and [[planet]]s. | : 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. | ||
Revision as of 12:46, 5 April 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.