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Who thought the earth was the center of the universe?


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  1. In astronomy, the geocentric model was based on the fact that Earth is in the centre of the universe and all other heavenly bodies including stars, other planets and moons revolved around the Earth.
  2. This theory was believed to be correct around the 4th century B.C. by famous philosophers such as Claudius Ptolemy and Aristotle.

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