ANCIENT

ASTRONOMY
 Ancient View of The Universe

• Our interest in Astronomy can be dated back to ancient times.

Our fascination with the celestial bodies has evolved through the
centuries. The fascination was so strong it was enough for
humans to not only be contented with what can be seen by the
naked eye. From initially looking up and gazing at the stars, man
has invented tools like the telescope to magnify and clearly see
the yet unseen. With all these inventions and discoveries, it seems
like the world connived to shape the astronomy of today.
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 Ancient View of The Universe

•The Earth as we know has its own place in the

universe, ever since man begins to explain
physical phenomena, they tried to place the earth
a certain look in the universe.
 Ancient View of The Universe

• The Greeks used basic

geometry and trigonometry to
measure the sizes and
distances of the largest
appearing bodies in heavens,
the Sun and the Moon.
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The Early Universe

Geocentric Model ❑ Earth is the center of

the universe.

Heliocentric Model ❑ Sun is the center of the

universe.
 Pythagoras
➢ First asserted that Earth is round,
and the heavenly bodies move in
circles.
➢ Earth is at rest and everything
rotates around it.
Anaxagoras
➢ Supported the idea of
Pythagoras.
➢ He was credited with having
determined the relative position
of the Earth, moon, and the Sun
during Solar and Lunar eclipses.
➢ Stated that moon is spherical
shape, thus, it shines only half
reflected sunlight at one time.
Pythagoras Anaxagoras
Aristotle:
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EUDOXUS
➢ He was the Greek
philosopher to create a
geometrical, three-
dimensional models to
explain the apparent motion
of the planets.
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Ptolemy:
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HIPPARCHUS
Aristarchus:
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