Geocentric model

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:conducts_research_on planetary motion
gptkbp:curriculum history of science courses
gptkbp:depicted_in historical maps of the universe
the works of medieval scholars
gptkbp:depicts the conflict between science and religion
gptkbp:describes Earth as the center of the universe
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:cosmology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Geocentric model
gptkbp:includes_epicycles_to_account_for retrograde motion
gptkbp:is_a_foundation_for the history of science
gptkbp:is_a_historical_concept_in gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:is_a_significant_milestone_in_the_development_of astronomical theories
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of philosophy of history
the philosophy of science
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in cultural beliefs about the universe
gptkbp:is_associated_with geocentrism
gptkbp:is_associated_with_the_decline_of medieval scholasticism
gptkbp:is_associated_with_the_work_of gptkb:Aristotle
gptkbp:is_based_on_observations_of the night sky
gptkbp:is_challenged_by gptkb:Galileo_Galilei
gptkbp:is_cited_in scientific authority
gptkbp:is_compared_to heliocentric model
gptkbp:is_considered_incorrect_by modern astronomy
gptkbp:is_critiqued_by its lack of empirical support
gptkbp:is_influential_in astronomical instruments
scientific thought
navigation techniques
medieval astronomy
gptkbp:is_motivated_by the Earth-centered view of the universe
gptkbp:is_often_compared_to geostationary models
gptkbp:is_often_discussed_in the scientific method
scientific revolutions
gptkbp:is_often_used_in scientific paradigm shifts
gptkbp:is_recommended_by all celestial bodies orbit the Earth
gptkbp:is_referenced_in gptkb:literature_and_art
gptkbp:is_significant_for scientific history
gptkbp:is_studied_in historical astronomy
gptkbp:key_concept the evolution of scientific thought
gptkbp:known_as gptkb:Ptolemaic_system
gptkbp:notable_examples a geocentric worldview
gptkbp:proposed_by gptkb:Claudius_Ptolemy
gptkbp:replaced_by the heliocentric model
gptkbp:topics the philosophy of science
gptkbp:was_a_dominant_paradigm_until the 17th century
gptkbp:was_formalized_in_the_work_of gptkb:Almagest
gptkbp:was_supported_by the Church during the Middle Ages
gptkbp:was_used_to_explain the apparent motion of celestial bodies
gptkbp:was_used_to_predict planetary positions
gptkbp:was_widely_accepted_until the Copernican Revolution
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jens_Brahe
gptkb:Mads_Brahe
gptkb:Ptolemy_of_Alexandria
gptkb:Giovanni_Battista_Riccioli
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6