n. (also Copernican theory) Astron. the theory that the planets (including the earth) move round the sun (cf. Ptolemaic system).
[ Copernicus latinized f. M. Kopernik, Polish astronomer d. 1543 ]
n. (also Copernican theory) Astron. the theory that the planets (including the earth) move round the sun (cf. Ptolemaic system).
[ Copernicus latinized f. M. Kopernik, Polish astronomer d. 1543 ]
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