Meaning Of The Word Copernican system
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What's The Definition Of Copernican system?
Copernican system in American English
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 Copernican system in British English noun: 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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