apr 4, 1587 - Danish nobleman and astronomer Tycho Brahe
Description:
develops a kind of hybrid of the Ptolemaic and Copernican models, a geo-heliocentric system similar to that of Somayaji Nilakantha, now known as the Tychonic system. This involves a static Earth at the centre of the universe, around which revolve the Sun and the Moon, with the other five planets revolving around the Sun.Added to timeline:
Date:
apr 4, 1587
Now
~ 439 years ago