The current model is called the Heliocentric model - where the Sun is at the center of the solar system . The previous model, which was the leading one until 16th century was called the geocentric model- and people believed that all the planets and the Sun revolved around the Earth.
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The terrestrial planets ranked in order of decreasing atmospheric density are Venus, Earth, Mars, Mercury. A terrestrial planet, telluric planet, or rocky planet is a planet that is composed primarily of silicate rocks or metals. Within the Solar System. It is the terrene planets are the inner planets nearest to the Sun.
The main reason, which I have read about in some books, is that they do not permit industrial building on those islands, so who would want to live there? It is a very bare bones society.