Why are planets once called "Wanderers"?
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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?
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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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