Theories of Universe Formation in Different Cultures
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Who contradicted the theory of a geocentric universe in 1543?

  • Nicolaus and Copernicus (correct)
  • Albert Einstein
  • Leucippus and Democritus
  • Aristotle and Ptolemy
  • Which ancient Greek philosophers believed in an 'atomic universe'?

  • Nicolaus and Copernicus
  • Leucippus and Democritus (correct)
  • Rene Descartes
  • Aristotle and Ptolemy
  • In 1929, who showed that the universe was not static, leading to the abandonment of the previous theory?

  • Giordano Bruno
  • Nicolaus and Copernicus
  • Edwin Hubble (correct)
  • Albert Einstein
  • Who proposed a geometric universe where Earth is motionless, and everything revolves around it?

    <p>Aristotle and Ptolemy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who outlined a Cartesian vortex model involving swirling whirlpools of fine matter?

    <p>Rene Descartes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which philosopher suggested that even the Solar System is not at the center of the universe?

    <p>Giordano Bruno</p> Signup and view all the answers

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