What Was Ptolemy's Theory of the Solar System?
Last Updated Apr 9, 2020 6:44:54 AM ET
Ptolemy’s theory of the solar system placed the Earth at the center with each planet on an orbit around it and the stars on a celestial sphere. Ptolemy believed that astronomical elements existed in circular, rotating motions.
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