- this contradicted the teachings of Aristotle - Aristotle thought that comets were atmospheric phenomena ("gases burning in the atmosphere" was a common explanation among Aristotelians). ... - Brahe proposed a model of the Solar System that was in between the Ptolemaic and Copernican models (it had the Earth at the center) -Geocentric System - discovered by Aristotle 350 BC and further explored by Ptolemy 150 AD - it stated that Earth was the center of the universe - and that the Moon, Sun and planets were attached to crystal spheres revolving around the Earth - all motions we...

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Use a Timeline to outline the historical developments of models of the universe from Aristotle to Newton. 330 BC Aristotle described the Earth to be a stationary object or Sphere at the centre of the Universe with the sun, stars and planets moving Around the Earth. This began the concept of a Geocentric Universe Aristotle Stated that: 1) The universe contained the Earth which was surrounded by 55 concentric Spheres each sphere containing a heavenly body 2) The closest Sphere c...

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Realism Realism is the theory that everything exists independent of thought or knowledge. Everything is independent from the mind or what people think. A realist would say that if a tree fell in the forest, even if no one heard it or ever knew that the tree fell, it still made a sound. When a...

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In Humanities last year we studied Existentialism. Although I liked some of Camus' ideas, he was a little whiner who missed the big picture. This year we studied Christianity, which is probably the most dominant religion in the U.S. and definitely in the top five globally. Almost every one has some ...

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