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01 ancient theories on the origin of the universe

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Camille Lozano
Camille Lozano

It is an introduction to the subject Earth Science. This will help the students to have a background of the origin of the universe.

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How did everything as we know it today, come into being?
Theories on the Origin of the Universe
The narrative from Genesis, one of the books of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament, described how God Separated light from darkness, created the sky, land, sea, moon, stars, and every living creature in a span of six days.
The Hindu text Rigveda describes the universe as an oscillating universe. The universe is a cosmic egg or Brahmanda that expands out of a single concentrated point called Bindu, and will eventually collapse again.
Anaxagoras believed that the universe today came from a primordial universe. He explained that the universe today came from primordial mixture.
Greek philosophers Leucippus and Democritus believed in an atomic universe. They believed that the universe was composed of very small, indivisible, and indestructible atoms.
Greek philosophers Aristotle and Ptolemy proposed the geocentric universe where Earth stayed motionless in the heavens and everything is revolving around it.
In 1543, Nicolaus Copernicus proposed the theory of heliocentrism. He suggested that it is not the Earth but the Sun is the center of the universe.
In 1584, Giordano Bruno suggested that even the solar system is not the center of the universeit is merely another star system among an infinite multitude of others.
In 1687, Sir Isaac Newton described the universe as a static, steady- state, infinite universe.
French philosopher Rene Descartes outlined a Cartesian vortex model of the universe. According to Descartes, the space was not empty but was filled with matter.

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01 ancient theories on the origin of the universe

  • 1. How did everything as we know it today, come into being?
  • 2. Theories on the Origin of the Universe
  • 3. The narrative from Genesis, one of the books of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament, described how God Separated light from darkness, created the sky, land, sea, moon, stars, and every living creature in a span of six days.
  • 4. The Hindu text Rigveda describes the universe as an oscillating universe. The universe is a cosmic egg or Brahmanda that expands out of a single concentrated point called Bindu, and will eventually collapse again.
  • 5. Anaxagoras believed that the universe today came from a primordial universe. He explained that the universe today came from primordial mixture.
  • 6. Greek philosophers Leucippus and Democritus believed in an atomic universe. They believed that the universe was composed of very small, indivisible, and indestructible atoms.
  • 7. Greek philosophers Aristotle and Ptolemy proposed the geocentric universe where Earth stayed motionless in the heavens and everything is revolving around it.
  • 8. In 1543, Nicolaus Copernicus proposed the theory of heliocentrism. He suggested that it is not the Earth but the Sun is the center of the universe.
  • 9. In 1584, Giordano Bruno suggested that even the solar system is not the center of the universeit is merely another star system among an infinite multitude of others.
  • 10. In 1687, Sir Isaac Newton described the universe as a static, steady- state, infinite universe.
  • 11. French philosopher Rene Descartes outlined a Cartesian vortex model of the universe. According to Descartes, the space was not empty but was filled with matter.