The earth - centered, or geocentric, view of the universe was adopted by the ancient Greeks and made famous by the philosopher Aristotle (384 - 322 B.C.E.) and the astronomer - astrologer Ptolemy (second century C.E.).
Uzskats, ka pasaules centrā atrodas Zeme, radās senajā Grieķijā, un to populāru padarīja filozofs Aristotelis (384. — 322. g. p.m.ē.) un astronoms un astrologs Ptolemajs (2. gs. m.ē.).