HISTORICAL CONTINGENCIES FOR COSMOLOGY [1] -A CHOICE BETWEEN PTOLEMY’S AND COPERNICAN MODEL

Abstract

During the Scientific Revolution, Copernican Sun-centered Universe had replaced Ptolemy’s Earth-centered Universe. However, this was not made possible due to scientific rationality and objectivity based on the best available sets of empirical evidence at the time. The transition from Ptolemy’s to Copernican model was aesthetic and psychological in nature rather than rational and objective.