Copernican system
Britishnoun
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There, he learned the principles of the Copernican system and became converted to the heliocentric hypothesis.
From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016
Although the Copernican system was largely correct to place the Sun at the center of all planetary motion, the model still gave inaccurate predictions for planetary positions.
From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016
Although he had no solid proofs of the motion of the Earth, Galileo argued persuasively, making it intellectually respectable to believe in the Copernican system.
From Forbes ● Sep. 18, 2014
Fifty-five years later, Isaac Newton’s great work, Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica, The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy, further reinforced the coherence of the Copernican system, with laws of mechanics and gravity that reinforced the model.
From Forbes ● Sep. 18, 2014
In private, though, Maestlin also explained the Copernican system to a select group of promising pupils, including Kepler.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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