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geocentric model

theory that Earth is the centre of the Universe
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Summary

geocentric model ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,312 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Discoverer or inventor: Aristotle[2]
  • Subclass of: superseded scientific theory[3]
  • Commons category: Geocentric model[4]
  • Opposite of: heliocentrism[5]
  • Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[6], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[7]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[8]

Why It Matters

geocentric model has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 104 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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Aristotle

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · Putnik · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija id → geocentrine-pasaulio-sistema
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija id: geocentrine-pasaulio-sistema"
  2. 16w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxford classical dictionary id → 2823
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Oxford classical dictionary id: 2823, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/107285061|geocentricity (#107285061)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4102|Oxford Cl"
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