Which of the following people described the geocentric theory of the heavens?
a) Ptolemy, who believed that all heavenly bodies revolved around the Earth in perfectly spherical orbits
b) Galileo, who observed the planets and Sun through his telescopes
Consider This: Which ancient author was still widely read in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries? See 3.2: Doing Science.
c) Kepler, who maintained that the irregular paths described by the ancients were correct
Consider This: Which ancient author was still widely read in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries? See 3.2: Doing Science.
d) da Vinci, who inadvertently found the correct paths while charting ballistic arcs for war machines
Consider This: Which ancient author was still widely read in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries? See 3.2: Doing Science.
a) Ptolemy, who believed that all heavenly bodies revolved around the Earth in perfectly spherical orbits
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