Ptolemy
Geocentric model dominated astronomy for 1400 years
Quotes by Ptolemy
The true astronomer is a philosopher.
The celestial sphere is the most perfect of all bodies.
The motion of the stars is eternal and unchanging.
The planets wander through the heavens.
The sun is the source of light and life.
The moon governs the tides.
The stars influence human destiny.
Astrology is a noble art, when practiced with wisdom.
The heavens are a mirror of the earth.
The wise man observes the heavens and learns from them.
I know that I am mortal by nature, and ephemeral; but when I trace at my pleasure the windings to and fro of the heavenly bodies, I no longer touch earth with my feet: I stand in the presence of Zeus himself and take my fill of ambrosia.
The heavens themselves run perpetually without beginning or end, and with perfect order.
Mathematics is the science from which all other sciences derive their principles.
The Earth is a sphere placed immobile at the center of the universe.
Stars are like points of fire, fixed in the crystalline sphere.
The motion of the planets is explained by epicycles upon deferents.
Observation is the foundation of astronomy; without it, theory is but conjecture.
The equinoxes precess due to the slow wobble of the Earth's axis.
In geography, the habitable world is but a small part of the great sphere.
Astrology reveals the influences of the stars upon human affairs.