<P> The geocentric model entered Greek astronomy and philosophy at an early point ; it can be found in pre-Socratic philosophy . In the 6th century BC , Anaximander proposed a cosmology with Earth shaped like a section of a pillar ( a cylinder ) , held aloft at the center of everything . The Sun , Moon , and planets were holes in invisible wheels surrounding Earth ; through the holes , humans could see concealed fire . About the same time , Pythagoras thought that the Earth was a sphere ( in accordance with observations of eclipses ) , but not at the center ; they believed that it was in motion around an unseen fire . Later these views were combined , so most educated Greeks from the 4th century BC on thought that the Earth was a sphere at the center of the universe . </P>
<P> The geocentric model entered Greek astronomy and philosophy at an early point ; it can be found in pre-Socratic philosophy . In the 6th century BC , Anaximander proposed a cosmology with Earth shaped like a section of a pillar ( a cylinder ) , held aloft at the center of everything . The Sun , Moon , and planets were holes in invisible wheels surrounding Earth ; through the holes , humans could see concealed fire . About the same time , Pythagoras thought that the Earth was a sphere ( in accordance with observations of eclipses ) , but not at the center ; they believed that it was in motion around an unseen fire . Later these views were combined , so most educated Greeks from the 4th century BC on thought that the Earth was a sphere at the center of the universe . </P>
who is first on record as proposing a geocentric universe
who is first on record as proposing a geocentric universe
Anaximander
Anaximander