Question

Why are planets once called "Wanderers"?​

Answer 1

Answer:

The word planet is from the Greek planete , meaning “wanderer” . ... So the Sun, Moon, and known planets revolved around Earth – called the Geocentric Solar System ; Geo means Earth. How could this retrograde motion occur if Earth was the center of the Solar System and even the Universe?

Answer 2

The word planet is from the Greek planete , meaning “wanderer” . ... So the Sun, Moon, and known planets revolved around Earth – called the Geocentric Solar System ; Geo means Earth.

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