Who formulated a model of the universe in which the Earth was the center of the universe in 150 CE?

Ptolemy

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Aristotle

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Copernicus

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Galileo

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The correct option is A Ptolemy
Ptolemy was an astronomer who believed that the Earth was at the center of the Universe. In 150CE, Ptolemy formulated a model of the universe in which the Earth was stationary and the Sun, the Moon, the planets, and the stars were all spinning around it.

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