Question

Name the thinkers who gave theories about origin of Earth.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Galileo Galilei, Nicolaus Copernicus, Eratosthenes, Immanuel Kant and Edwin Hubble are some of the thinkers who gave theories about the origin of Earth.

Explanation:

• There are a lot of theories about the origin with the more recent ones stating that the earth is in fact flat.
• It was Galileo who discovered that earth is spherical. In the 4th Century, philosophers like Plato and Aristotle wrote theories regarding the model of earth being geocentric.
• According to the philosopher Plato, the earth was spherical in shape.
• According to Aristotle, Moon was touching the realm of this planet.
• Another model known as the Ptolemaic model stated that the movement of each planet was facilitated by two distinct spheres, one being the different and one being the epicycle.
• All these scientists and philosophers are equally responsible for the knowledge we imbibe today about earth.