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Criticism

At the time, Plato criticized Aristotle's theory regarding the way in which celestial bodies orbited the Earth. Plato believed that celestial bodies orbited the Earth on different circles.

Also, Aristotle's theory did not correspond well to everything observed.

References

http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/spacetime-theories/#2

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/OrbitsHistory/images/copernicus.png

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Aristotle_Altemps_Inv8575.jpg/800px-Aristotle_Altemps_Inv8575.jpg

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Elliott Olson, Zeeshan Abu, Caelan Maitland, Dylan Brandt.

Created on 1/5/16

Background Info

  • Lived from 384-322 B.C.
  • Joined Plato's Academy of sciences at age 18
  • Tutored Alexander the Great
  • His writings are considered the first system of Western philosophy

Contributions

Theory

  • Aristotle's theory dominated all others for a very long time and was eventually ingrained into the teachings of Christianity.

Aristotle's theory about orbital motion theory was that the Earth is stationary at the center of the universe with all other heavenly bodies are attached to 47-55 transparent spheres that orbit around the Earth.

Aristotle's Orbital Motion Theory

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