geocentrism
Americannoun
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a cosmological theory of the universe, disproved by Galileo, in which the earth is at the center and the sun and planets revolve around it.
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the belief or attitude that the earth, its inhabitants, and their needs are the most important thing in the universe.
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Origin of geocentrism
First recorded in 1880–85; 1915–20 geocentrism for def. 2; geocentr(ic) ( def. ) + -ism ( def. )
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Our galactic neighbors will not disappear if we ignore them, in much the same way that the Earth-sun system was under no obligation to satisfy the self-centered notion of geocentrism.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 2, 2021
Information-based theories of physics seem like a throwback to geocentrism, which assumed the universe revolves around us.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 14, 2021
The idea that the earth is at the center of the universe is known as geocentrism.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
What did Galileo discover about the planet Jupiter that cast doubt on exclusive geocentrism?
From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016
Of “truths” like geocentrism, the four elements of the material universe, or the body’s four “humors,” one classicist has asked Why prove them?
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
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