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ptolemaic system
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Ptolemaic system
(gcide) | Ptolemaic \Ptol`e*ma"ic\, a.
Of or pertaining to Ptolemy, the geographer and astronomer.
[1913 Webster]
Ptolemaic system (Astron.), the system maintained by
Ptolemy, who supposed the earth to be fixed in the center
of the universe, with the sun and stars revolving around
it. This theory was received for ages, until superseded by
the Copernican system.
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ptolemaic system
(wn) | Ptolemaic system
n 1: (astronomy) Ptolemy's model of the universe with the Earth
at the center |
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Ptolemaic system
(gcide) | Ptolemaic \Ptol`e*ma"ic\, a.
Of or pertaining to Ptolemy, the geographer and astronomer.
[1913 Webster]
Ptolemaic system (Astron.), the system maintained by
Ptolemy, who supposed the earth to be fixed in the center
of the universe, with the sun and stars revolving around
it. This theory was received for ages, until superseded by
the Copernican system.
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