A- the earth rotates around the sun.
B- the sun is the center of the universe.
C- the earth rotates around the moon.
D- planets orbit in circular paths around the earth.
2007-02-08 13:44:30 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
The answer is closest to D, although Ptolemy beleived the sun and stars as well as the planets orbited the earth, once a day. That was the common belief at the time, because you could see it with your own eyes, and nothing else.
2007-02-08 15:33:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Earth rotates around the Sun.
2007-02-08 13:58:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
thejuice1 is thinking of Copernicus, not Ptolemy. Ptolemy believed that the planets orbit in cirular paths around the earth so the answer is D.
2007-02-08 14:23:06 · answer #3 · answered by Twizard113 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ptolemy was 'correct' in a sense. He got nearly correct answers. It's just that his equations and geometry were very complicated.
2007-02-08 15:12:56 · answer #4 · answered by morningfoxnorth 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋