geotsentristlik

Geotsentristlik, also known as the geocentric model, is an astronomical model that places Earth at the center of the universe. In this model, the Sun, Moon, planets, and stars all revolve around a stationary Earth. This view was widely accepted in ancient Greece, most notably by philosophers like Aristotle and Ptolemy, whose work heavily influenced Western thought for centuries.

Ptolemy's Almagest provided a detailed mathematical framework for the geocentric system, incorporating epicycles and deferents to explain the observed retrograde motion of planets. While accurate in predicting planetary positions to a degree, this model became increasingly complex as more precise observations were made. The geocentric model's dominance began to wane with the rise of the heliocentric model, proposed by Nicolaus Copernicus in the 16th century, which placed the Sun at the center. Later astronomical discoveries and advancements in physics by figures like Galileo Galilei and Isaac Newton ultimately led to the geocentric model being largely abandoned by the scientific community.