Activity 2: abulate the difference between geocentric and heliocentric \begin{tabular}{|l|l|l|} \hline \begin{tabular}{l} Feature/ \\ Main \\ Character \end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}{l} Geocentric \\ System \end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}{l} Heliocentric \\ system \end{tabular} \\ \hline \begin{tabular}{l} Object at \\ Center \end{tabular} & & \\ \hline \end{tabular} \begin{tabular}{|c|} \hline \begin{tabular}{l} Objects \\ Moving \\ Around the \\ Center \end{tabular} \\ \hline Proposed by \\ \hline \begin{tabular}{l} Date \\ Proposed \end{tabular} \\ \hline Supporters \\ \hline \end{tabular}
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- The objects moving around the center in this system are the Sun, Moon, stars, and planets. - This system was proposed by Ptolemy. - It was proposed around the 2nd century AD. - Supporters of this system were largely ancient astronomers and philosophers. Show more…
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