The mathematicians’ sky: From Eudoxus to Ptolemy Around 350 BC ... Aristotle, in particular, championed the idea of a geocentric universe, a belief that stood unchallenged for thousands of years. Then ...
After her death, the Roman Empire took control of the country. The Ptolemaic Dynasty was formed by Ptolemy I Soter, a Greek general in Alexander the Great’s army, in 305 BC. Although located in Egypt, ...