Ptolemaic System

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomical model
gptkbp:composedOf epicycles
gptkbp:description geocentric universe
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Claudius_Ptolemy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ptolemaic System
gptkbp:includes deferents
gptkbp:influenced Islamic_astronomy
gptkbp:isActiveIn philosophical discussions
scientific journals
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith medieval cosmology
gptkbp:isAttendedBy textbooks
planetarium exhibits
gptkbp:isBasedOn Aristotelian_physics
gptkbp:isChallengedBy gptkb:Galileo_Galilei
empirical observations
modern astronomy
observational evidence
gptkbp:isCharacterizedBy Earth_at_the_center
gptkbp:isCitedBy modern physicists
gptkbp:isCitedIn academic circles
gptkbp:isConsidered historically significant
gptkbp:isCriticizedFor gptkb:Nicolaus_Copernicus
complexity
scientific community
lack of predictive power
gptkbp:isDescribedAs scientific literature
gptkbp:isDiscussedIn academic papers
public lectures
gptkbp:isDocumentedIn historical texts
Almagest
encyclopedias
gptkbp:isExaminedBy Ptolemy's_works
gptkbp:isExploredIn academic research
documentaries
historical documentaries
historical astronomers
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy ancient_Greek_astronomy
gptkbp:isPartOf history of astronomy
gptkbp:isReferencedIn popular culture
gptkbp:isReflectedIn art and literature
historical narratives
gptkbp:isRegulatedBy heliocentric theory
gptkbp:isRelatedTo retrograde motion
gptkbp:isRepresentedIn educational materials
planetarium shows
gptkbp:isStudiedIn students of astronomy
historical astronomy courses
gptkbp:isTaughtIn university courses
gptkbp:isUsedBy medieval scholars
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Copernican_System
gptkbp:usedIn ancient astronomy
gptkbp:wasEstablishedIn 2nd century AD
gptkbp:wasPartOf gptkb:the_Catholic_Church
Middle Ages
gptkbp:wasSupportedBy Christian_theology
gptkbp:winner planetary motion