英语词汇“Copernican system”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Copernican system

/kəˈpəːnɪk(ə)n

(also Copernican theory)

noun Astronomy

The theory that the sun is the centre of the solar system, with the planets (including the earth) orbiting round it. Compare with Ptolemaic system.We are in the position of medieval astronomers who fear that if the Copernican theory of the solar system is true, ‘the earth’ as we have conceived it does not exist....

He also became an advocate of the controversial Copernican theory of the solar system, which he often defended in public debates.
Making the orbits elliptical made the Copernican system more accurate.

Origin

Mid 17th century: named after Copernicus (see Copernicus, Nicolaus).

单词	Copernican system
释义	Copernican system /kəˈpəːnɪk(ə)n / (also Copernican theory) noun Astronomy The theory that the sun is the centre of the solar system, with the planets (including the earth) orbiting round it. Compare with Ptolemaic system.We are in the position of medieval astronomers who fear that if the Copernican theory of the solar system is true, ‘the earth’ as we have conceived it does not exist.... He also became an advocate of the controversial Copernican theory of the solar system, which he often defended in public debates. Making the orbits elliptical made the Copernican system more accurate. Origin Mid 17th century: named after Copernicus (see Copernicus, Nicolaus).
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