Geocentrism
Geocentrism, or the Ptolemaic system, held that the Earth was the center of the universe, and the Sun, Moon, and stars revolved around the Earth. It was devised by Ptolemy, a Greek. Christian scriptures don't describe a geocentric model of the universe, although many passages speak in passing of the sun and stars "moving in the heavens" as would be apparent to any non-scientific observer at the time, as well as descriptions of the stars "declaring the glory of God." However, with the fusion of Greek with Hebrew thought and the rise of the Catholic Church, the geocentric model was incorporated into Church theological thought along with a great deal of Greek scientific thought.
It was not until the 16th and 17th century that Copernicus, Galileo and Johannes Kepler with his three laws of planetary motion challenged the Ptolemaic system, proving the system to be wrong, and trying to prove that heliocentrism correct.
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