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In general terms any unusual natural event was seen as a sign from the Gods, or a portent of something that was to happen.
In Norse Mythology the Sun was chased across the sky every day by the Wolf Skoll. Skoll was intent on devouring the Sun and it was believed that Skoll was taking bites out of the Sun during the Eclipse.
Of course the Sun would magically reappear to light the world but the skalds told that at Ragnarok then Skoll would be sated and darkness and ice would cover Midgard.
In the past, people believed that Earth was the center of the universe and that all celestial bodies, including the Sun, revolved around it. This model was known as the geocentric model and was widely accepted until the Renaissance when the heliocentric model, which places the Sun at the center of the solar system, gained prominence thanks to scientists like Copernicus and Galileo.
Different people, from different time periods thought different things about the solar system. Different people today think different things about the solar system. You'll need to be more specific.
The Eclipse Dragon
An interesting theory from China and India is that they believed that a snake attacked the sun during a solar eclipse. They believed that the only way to frighten away the snake was to bang drums, shoot arrows in to the sky and let off fireworks.
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People used to think that the earth was in the centre of the solar system what was this model called?
The Geocentric model
How many palnets are in your solar system?
If you count Pluto, nine planets. Some people think Pluto is too small and too far to be part of the Solar System. Poor Pluto...
Why is the heliocentric picture of the solar system called a model of the solar system?
The Heliocentric picture of the solar system is a model because it was given as a theory by Copernicus to describe the solar system. In prior centuries people believed that the earth was the center of the solar system.
What celestical body is at the center of your solar system?
As proposed by the Heliocentric Theory, the Sun is the center of the Solar System.
The sun and all the objects that orbit is called?
The sun and all the objects that orbit it, including planets, dwarf planets, moons, asteroids, and comets, collectively make up the solar system.
What did astronomers think the solar system looked like?
People thought the earth was in the center of the solar system
What did Ptolemy think of the solar system?
Ask not what Ptolemy thinks of his solar system, but what his solar system thinks of Ptolemy.
Where do people in the solar system live?
People in the solar system live on Earth.
People used to think that the earth was in the centre of the solar system what was this model called?
The Geocentric model
Why did people think that earth was the centre of the solar system?
Because they were barbaric and beleived earth was special :}
Is it true that were not alone in the solar system?
Think about it, the solar system isn't that big. But I think there are microbes and bacteriums on one of the planets.
What are the functions of a dc disconnect box in solar system?
I don't think our Solar System has such a box.
How many palnets are in your solar system?
If you count Pluto, nine planets. Some people think Pluto is too small and too far to be part of the Solar System. Poor Pluto...
Did people think that the earth was round and that the sun was in the middle of the solar system?
Yes and no. It depends when you mean. The idea of a round Earth was accepted before the idea of the Sun being in the middle of the solar system. It was only about 400 years ago that people began to believe in the "heliocentric" (Sun centered ) solar system.
Are there people in the solar system?
Yes, us. There aren't any other people in it, but the people on Earth are all in our solar system.
Are there stars in the solar system?
Ya think?
What tools do you think would make it easier for people to study the solar system?
telescope watch compass clinometer
