Ptolemaic system

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The Ptolemaic system is an ancient geocentric cosmological model that places Earth at the center of the universe with the Sun, Moon, and planets moving around it in complex circular paths.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical model
geocentric cosmological model
historical scientific theory
assumes Earth is at the center of the universe
Moon orbits Earth
Sun orbits Earth
fixed stars lie on a celestial sphere
heavenly bodies move in uniform circular motion
planets orbit Earth
universe is finite and closed
basedOn Aristotelian physics
circular motion
characterizedBy complex nested circles
contrastsWith Copernican system
heliocentric model
describedIn Almagest
developedBy Claudius Ptolemy
linked to: Claudius Ptolemaeus
developedIn 2nd century
dominantIn Western astronomy for over 1,000 years
explains retrograde motion of planets
variable brightness of planets
field astronomy
cosmology
hasCentralBody Earth
hasViewOn Earth is motionless
heavens are perfect and unchanging
historicalPeriod Hellenistic period
influenced medieval European astronomy
medieval Islamic astronomy
influencedBy Hipparchus
earlier Greek astronomy
modelsMotionOf Jupiter
Mars
Mercury
Moon
Saturn
Sun
Venus
namedAfter Claudius Ptolemy
linked to: Claudius Ptolemaeus
originatedIn Alexandria
linked to: Alexandria, Egypt
rejectedBy modern astronomy
replacedBy Copernican system
usedFor astrology
calendar calculations
predicting planetary positions
uses deferents
epicycles
equant point

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Scientific Revolution opposedDoctrine Ptolemaic system
Galileo affair involves Ptolemaic system
Islamic astronomy influencedBy Ptolemaic astronomy
linked to: Ptolemaic system
Islamic astronomy criticized Ptolemaic equant
linked to: Ptolemaic system
Epitome Astronomiae Copernicanae opposes Ptolemaic geocentric system
linked to: Ptolemaic system
Book I (De revolutionibus orbium coelestium) contrastsWith Ptolemaic geocentric system
subject linked to: Book I
linked to: Ptolemaic system
Copernican system replacedConcept Ptolemaic system
Tychonic system compromiseBetween Ptolemaic system
Tychonic system relatedConcept Ptolemaic system
Salviati workDiscusses Ptolemaic system
Book III (De revolutionibus orbium coelestium) contrastsWith Ptolemaic geocentric system
subject linked to: Book III
linked to: Ptolemaic system
Almagest basisFor Ptolemaic system
Sagredo associatedWithWorkOn Ptolemaic system
Simplicio supportsWorldSystem Ptolemaic system
Our Picture of the Universe discusses Ptolemaic system
Ptolemaios knownFor Ptolemaic system
Mathematike Syntaxis presents Ptolemaic system
Mathematike Syntaxis associatedWith Ptolemaic cosmology
linked to: Ptolemaic system
Geographia usesSystem Ptolemaic coordinate system
linked to: Ptolemaic system
Alfonsine Tables astronomicalModel Ptolemaic system
Tusi couple relatedConcept Ptolemaic equant
linked to: Ptolemaic system
Urdi lemma relatedTo Ptolemaic equant
linked to: Ptolemaic system
Ibn al-Shatir planetary model basedOn Ptolemaic astronomy
linked to: Ptolemaic system
New Astronomy criticizes Ptolemaic system