= Ptolemaic, adj.1

= Ptolemaic, adj.1

Of or relating to the Alexandrian astronomer Ptolemy (Claudius Ptolemaeus, a.d. 90–168); spec. designating or relating to his theory of solar…

Of or pertaining to Copernicus.

Of or pertaining to the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (died 1601), or to his system of astronomy.

Devised, discovered, or suggested by Newton; relating to or arising from the work of Newton, esp. his physical or optical theories.

= Tychonic, adj.

Distinctive epithet of the form of telescope invented by Galileo. Discovered by Galileo, as Galilean satellite, any of the largest four moons of…

Of or belonging to the theory of a vortex or vortices.

= Ptolemaic, adj.1

of or relating to the time before Galilei Galileo (1564–1642), Italian scientist and astronomer.

Subsequent to, or influenced or affected by, the work of Albert Einstein; involving or relating to concepts developed after or building on…

of or pertaining to Velikovskianism.