n. (also Copernican theory) Astron. the theory that the planets (including the earth) move round the sun (cf. Ptolemaic system).
Etymology: 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).
Etymology: Copernicus latinized f. M. Kopernik, Polish astronomer d. 1543
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012