Models of the Universe: Ptolemaic
Structure
Coelum empyraeum (empyrean)--God is here. Not a sphere.
9 to 11 concentric spheres, usually these:
l Primum mobile (prime mover)--regulates the inner spheres; 4
elements mixed perfectly; eternal, immutable, air=pure ether
[alternative theory made ether 5th element)
l Fixed stars
l Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Sun, Venus, Mercury, Moon
l Sublunary region--beneath the moon, this is the earth; 4 elements
mixed imperfectly, subject to decay, mutable, air=thick and dirty