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Ptolemaic theory

Ptolemaic theory Ptolemaic theory is the view of the world system presented by Ptolemy in his Syntaxis.

Ptolemaic theory is the view of the world system presented by Ptolemy in his Syntaxis. It holds that the earth is a globe fixed at the center of the world, while the heavens revolve daily around an axis passing through the earth’s center.