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 ⓘ
Liber Primus → influencedBy → Ptolemaic astronomy ⓘ
subject linked to: Liber Primus (Latin title)
linked to: Ptolemaic system
La révolution astronomique → discusses → Ptolemaic system ⓘ
Copernican Revolution → replaced → Ptolemaic system ⓘ
Liber Tertius → contrastsWith → Ptolemaic geocentric system ⓘ
linked to: Ptolemaic system
Megale Syntaxis → basisFor → Ptolemaic system ⓘ
De l'infinito, universo e mondi → opposes → Ptolemaic cosmology ⓘ
linked to: Ptolemaic system
Sphere of the Moon → cosmologicalModel → Ptolemaic geocentric system ⓘ
linked to: Ptolemaic system
Sphere of Jupiter → cosmologicalOrder → Ptolemaic system ⓘ
Primum Mobile → influencedBy → Ptolemaic astronomy ⓘ
linked to: Ptolemaic system
Zij-i Ilkhani → basedOn → Ptolemaic astronomy ⓘ
linked to: Ptolemaic system
Risala fi al-tanjim → influencedBy → Ptolemaic astronomy ⓘ
linked to: Ptolemaic system
Sphere of Venus → cosmologicalSystem → Ptolemaic universe ⓘ
linked to: Ptolemaic system
Sphere of Venus → influencedBy → Ptolemaic astronomy ⓘ
linked to: Ptolemaic system
Ephemerides → basedOn → Ptolemaic astronomy ⓘ
linked to: Ptolemaic system
Epitome of the Almagest → mainSubject → Ptolemaic astronomy ⓘ
linked to: Ptolemaic system
Propaedeumata Aphoristica → influencedBy → Ptolemaic astronomy ⓘ
linked to: Ptolemaic system
Book on the Solar Year → influencedBy → Ptolemaic astronomy ⓘ
linked to: Ptolemaic system
Nihāyat al-sūl fī taṣḥīḥ al-uṣūl → influencedBy → Ptolemaic astronomy ⓘ
linked to: Ptolemaic system
al-Zīj al-jadīd → influencedBy → Ptolemaic astronomy ⓘ
linked to: Ptolemaic system
Ptolemy’s equant → usedIn → Ptolemaic model of the Solar System ⓘ
linked to: Ptolemaic system
De motu stellarum → associatedWith → Ptolemaic tradition ⓘ
linked to: Ptolemaic system
Elements of Astronomy → mainSubject → Ptolemaic astronomy ⓘ
linked to: Ptolemaic system
Elements of Astronomy → describes → Ptolemaic cosmology ⓘ
linked to: Ptolemaic system
Elements of Astronomy → basedOn → Ptolemy's astronomical system ⓘ
linked to: Ptolemaic system