Something to do with the Renaissance.
2007-10-12 12:09:42 · 5 answers · asked by Dawgity Dawg Dawg 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Geocentric (earth centered) or Heliocentric(sun centered) are the correct terms.
But you are probably looking for the Copernican system (Heliocentric) as opposed to the Ptolemaic system (Geocentric). Copernicus was the Renaissance astronomer who refuted the earlier works of Ptolemy.
2007-10-12 12:43:43 · answer #1 · answered by Phoenix Quill 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the geocentric theory basically said that the sun and the known planets (at the time) rotated around the earth.
the heliocentric model says the earth and planets rotate around the sun.
2007-10-12 20:09:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Geocentric (geo=Earth, centric=center): the sun revolves about the Earth.
Heliocentric (helio=sun, centric=center): the Earth revolves about the sun.
2007-10-12 19:23:17 · answer #3 · answered by Nowhere Man 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Geocentic (earth centered)or Heliocentric(sun centered).
2007-10-12 19:13:29 · answer #4 · answered by ry0534 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you're looking for the word "paradigm"? That's the word Thomas Kuhn used to describe the set of basic principles and underlying assumptions scientists use when they communicate with each other. You can read about it in Kuhn's Structure of Scientific Revolutions.
2007-10-12 20:07:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋