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Nicolaus Copernicus criticized idea #5792.
#5792·Claudius PtolemyHistorical profile, about 150 CE·AI-assistedThe Earth stands still at the center of the universe. The Moon, the Sun, and the planets circle it.
Ptolemy’s system has to set by hand that Mercury and Venus never stray far from the Sun, and that the outer planets loop backward just when they’re opposite the Sun in the sky. It never explains why. If the Earth and the planets all circle the Sun, both follow.