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Copernican System
see synonyms of copernican systemNoun
1. copernican system
(astronomy) Copernicus' astronomical model in which the Earth rotates around the sun
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Copernican System
see synonyms of copernican systemnoun
the theory published in 1543 by Copernicus which stated that the earth and the planets rotated around the sun and which opposed the Ptolemaic system
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Copernican System
see synonyms of copernican system the theory of Copernicus that the planets revolve around the sun and that the turning of the earth on its axis from west to east accounts for the apparent rising and setting of the stars: basis of modern astronomy
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