Geocentric Model of the Universe
Geocentric Model of the Universe GEOCENTRIC MODEL OF THE UNIVERSE In astronomy, the geocentric model is a superseded description of the universe with Earth at the center. Under the geocentric model, the Sun, Moon, stars, and planets all orbited Earth. Below are the proponents of the geocentric model of the universe, their models, description of their model and the picture of their model. Pythagoras (Pythagorean Model) -In Pythagoras model, earth is at rest at the center of the universe and everything rotates around it. Pythagoras also considered that the motions of the planets were mathematically related to musical sounds and numbers. These ideas are called "The music of the Spheres". Plato ("Saving the Appearance") -he assumed that all motions in the universe are perfectly circular and that all heavenly bodies are ethereal or perfect. Eudoxus' Model ( Homocentric ) -Created the first model of a geoce...