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Ptolemaic system

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

The geocentric astronomical model in which the earth is at the center of the universe and celestial bodies orbit around it, the dominant model before the Scientific Revolution.

AP course connection

Topic 4.2: 4.2 The Scientific Revolution

Unit 4

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