Ptolemaic system

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomical model
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs geocentric model
gptkbp:basisFor astrological calculations
gptkbp:category history of astronomy
obsolete scientific theories
gptkbp:criticizedFor gptkb:Galileo_Galilei
gptkb:Johannes_Kepler
gptkb:Nicolaus_Copernicus
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Almagest
gptkbp:dominantIn gptkb:Western_world
Islamic world
gptkbp:explains retrograde motion of planets
gptkbp:feature Earth at the center of the universe
epicycles and deferents
planets and Sun revolve around Earth
gptkbp:hasComponent deferent
epicycle
equant
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ptolemaic system
gptkbp:influenced Islamic astronomy
medieval astronomy
European astronomy
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Scientific_Revolution
gptkbp:originatedIn 2nd century AD
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Claudius_Ptolemy
gptkbp:replacedBy heliocentric model
gptkbp:usedUntil 16th century
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Astronomical_clock
gptkb:On_the_Heavens
gptkb:Claudius_Ptolemy
gptkb:Copernican_revolution
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5