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Geocentric model: planets orbiting the Earth 🌍 The geocentric model is a superseded theory of the Solar System’s structure in which the Earth is assumed to be at the center of it all. Here is a visualization of what it might have looked like from space. For over 1,500 years, our ancestors used this theory as the basis for astrological and astronomical charts. It was superseded by the heliocentric model only in the 16th century! ☀️ Of course, now we know that the Earth and other planets revolve

The geocentric model places Earth at the center of the universe, with the Sun, Moon, and planets orbiting around it—a view widely accepted in ancient times. In contrast, the heliocentric model, proposed by Copernicus, positions the Sun at the center, with Earth and the other planets revolving around it. This model gained strong support through Galileo’s telescopic observations and Kepler’s laws of planetary motion, eventually replacing the geocentric view. Today, the heliocentric model is recogn