| 单词 | platonic year |
| 释义 | > as lemmasPlatonic year Platonic year n. chiefly historical (originally) a cycle postulated by some ancient astronomers, in which the celestial objects go through all their possible movements and return to their original relative positions, after which (according to some versions of the theory) all history repeats itself; (in later use identified with) the period of precession of the equinoxes (approx. 25,800 years). ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > heavenly body > movement of heavenly bodies > [noun] > cycle of movement Platonic year1639 Platonical year1656 the world > time > period > cycle of time > [noun] > astronomical cycle > cycles of celestial bodies great yeara1387 vertent year1635 Platonic year1639 saros1812 world year1845 1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre v. xxviii. 278 Except the Platonick yeare, turning the wheel of all actions round about, bring the spoke of this Holy warre back again. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Platonic Year, or the great Year, is..the Space wherein the Stars and Constellations return to their former Places, with regard to the Equinoxes... The Platonic Year, according to Tycho Brahe, is 25816; according to Ricciolus 25920; according to Cassini 24800 Years. 1884 Mind 9 251 He ridicules the fancy of the Platonic year, regarding it as a kind of symbol of the opinion that mathematical exactness is observed by nature. 1998 M. Stein Transformation 138 He [sc. Jung] goes on to speculate about the Platonic Year to come, the Age of Aquarius. < as lemmas |
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