| 词汇 | geocentrism |
| 释义 | geocentrism noun[ U ] uk /ˌdʒiː.əʊˈsen.trɪ.zəm/ us /ˌdʒiː.oʊˈsen.trɪ.zəm/ the false idea that the Earth is at the centre of the universe, with the sun and the other planets moving around it: 地心说 Historically, heliocentrism was opposed to geocentrism, which placed the Earth at the centre.历史上，日心说与地心说相对立，后者将地球置于中心。 Galileo's findings put him in opposition to the official geocentrism of the Church.伽利略的发现使他站在了教会官方认可的地心说的对立面。 Related word geocentric Compare heliocentrism The Arab astronomer Al-Battani (Albatenius) disproved the Ptolemaic dogma of geocentrism long before Copernicus published his famous treatise. Some still proclaim geocentrism today as a "definite teaching of the Bible". The idea that the Earth is the centre of God’s attention is not the same as advancing arguments for physical geocentrism. The Earth & outer space - general words ablate alluvium anti-gravity atmosphere atmospherically auroral geo- geocentric horizon hydrosphere infinite lithosphere lithospheric macrocosm mesosphere mesospheric microgravity the Big Bang underground zero gravity |
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