The heliocentric view of the world, in which the Sun is at the centre of the universe, is also described as the Copernican system. It represents a step forward from the geocentric view of Ptolemy.
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Geocentric
//ˌd͡ʒioʊˈsɛntɹɪk//
Synonyms for "geocentric" (11 found)
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25 translations across 23 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- أَرْضِيّ الْمَرْكَز adj (having Earth at center)
Catalan
1 entries- geocèntric adj (having Earth at center)
Czech
1 entries- geocentrický adj (having Earth at center)
Danish
1 entries- geocentrisk adj (having Earth at center)
Dutch
1 entries- geocentrisch adj (having Earth at center)
Finnish
2 entries- geosentrinen adj (having Earth at center)
- maakeskinen adj (having Earth at center)
French
1 entries- géocentrique adj (having Earth at center)
Galician
1 entries- xeocéntrico adj (having Earth at center)
Georgian
1 entries- გეოცენტრული adj (having Earth at center)
German
1 entries- geozentrisch adj (having Earth at center)
Greek
1 entries- γεωκεντρικός adj (having Earth at center)
Hungarian
2 entries- földközpontú adj (having Earth at center)
- geocentrikus adj (having Earth at center)
Indonesian
1 entries- geosentrik adj (having Earth at center)
Italian
1 entries- geocentrico adj (having Earth at center)
Persian
1 entries- زمینمرکزی adj (having Earth at center)
Polish
1 entries- geocentryczny adj (having Earth at center)
Romanian
1 entries- geocentric adj (having Earth at center)
Russian
1 entries- гѐоцентри́ческий adj (having Earth at center)
Spanish
1 entries- geocéntrico adj (having Earth at center)
Swedish
1 entries- geocentrisk adj (having Earth at center)
Tagalog
1 entries- dutungain adj (having Earth at center)
Tajik
1 entries- заминмарказӣ adj (having Earth at center)
Turkish
1 entries- Yer merkezli adj (having Earth at center)
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a geocentric coordinate system
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a geocentric orbit
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To make the Catalogue of Eclipses, as also the Table of the Parallaxes of [Jupiter], it was necessary first to make a Table of [Jupiter]' Heliocentrick places, to which the Parallaxes being applied, give the Geocentrick.
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