the Ptolemaic system

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomical model
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:geocentrism
Classical antiquity
gptkbp:basedOn the_Earth-centered_model
gptkbp:challenges gptkb:Tycho_Brahe
gptkbp:criticism gptkb:Galileo_Galilei
gptkbp:description geocentric universe
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Claudius_Ptolemy
gptkbp:documentedIn Almagest
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Ptolemaic system
gptkbp:impact the development of navigation
Renaissance_thought
gptkbp:includes epicycles
deferents
gptkbp:influence Western astronomy
the development of astronomy
Islamic_astronomy
gptkbp:is_a modern astronomy
gptkbp:is_a_key_component_of ancient scientific thought
gptkbp:is_a_key_player_in medieval cosmology
gptkbp:is_a_source_of Aristotle
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of scientific literature
historical analysis
scientific debate
gptkbp:is_characterized_by complex mathematical models
gptkbp:is_essential_for scientific history
gptkbp:is_featured_in educational materials
gptkbp:is_known_for geometric complexity
gptkbp:is_part_of the scientific revolution
gptkbp:is_popular_among the Middle Ages
gptkbp:is_referenced_in modern discussions of astronomy.
gptkbp:is_studied_in philosophy of science
various ancient texts
gptkbp:is_supported_by the_Church
gptkbp:is_used_in the 16th century
medieval scholars
planetary positions
heliocentrism
ancient astronomy
academic circles
literature about astronomy
the retrograde motion of planets
the_Tychonic_system
gptkbp:replacedBy the_Copernican_system
gptkbp:taught history of science courses
gptkbp:theory gptkb:ancient_Greece
subsequent astronomical models
gptkbp:was the night sky
gptkbp:wasSupportedBy Newtonian physics
gptkbp:winner planetary motion