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Ptolemy's model that Earth stands still while celestial bodies revolve around it in circular motion.
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geocentric model
Ptolemy's model that Earth stands still while celestial bodies revolve around it in circular motion.
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Ptolemy's geocentric model endured because it was mathematically detailed, refined by centuries of work, and aligned with theology, whereas Copernicus's Catholic-supported heliocentric model initially lacked comparable mathematical refinement.
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"In about 150, a Greek scientist named Ptolemy, working in Egypt, he developed the first comprehensive cosmological system. And this cosmological system, which he..."
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"And as you can see, you can't read this, but there's a lot of mathematical detail in the book. And because Ptolemy's perspective aligned..."
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"the saying back then is, it is the job of the church, the Catholic church, to tell you how to go to heaven, not..."
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"...the heliocentric model, actually supports the heliocentric model more than the geocentric model."
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Science begins here as a theological discipline of doubt.
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