Ptolemy's geocentric astronomical model

Illustration showing the astronomical predictions of Ptolemy's geocentric astronomical model were used to prepare astrological and astronomical charts for over 1500 years. The geocentric model held sway into the early modern age, but from the late 16th century onward, it was gradually superseded by the heliocentric model of Copernicus, Galileo, and Kepler

1500 Astrological Astronomical Charts Copernicus Galileo Geocentric Gradually Heliocentric Kepler Onward Predictions Prepare Ptolemy Ptolemys Superseded Sway

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