Which belief is the basis of Ptolemy's geocentric model of the solar system? A. The Sun is the center of the universe. B. Jupiter is the same size as the Earth's moon. C. The Sun and planets revolve around the Earth. D. The Earth revolves around the Moon.

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Kenny Deleon

23 April, 12:34

Which belief is the basis of Ptolemy's geocentric model of the solar system? A. The Sun is the center of the universe. B. Jupiter is the same size as the Earth's moon. C. The Sun and planets revolve around the Earth. D. The Earth revolves around the Moon.

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Makenna Sheppard · Answer 1

The sun and planets revolve around the Earth

Explanation:

Ptolemy's geocentric model of the solar system was based on the belief that the Sun and planets revolve around the Earth.

About 1,400 years after the time of Ptolemy, the astronomer Copernicus formed a new theory that the Earth, Moon, and other planets revolve around the Sun instead. This new model is called heliocentric.