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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Copernican systemnoun

    (astronomy) Copernicus' astronomical model in which the Earth rotates around the sun

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  1. Copernican systemnoun

    A heliocentric model of the solar system, proposed in the 16th Century by the eponymous astronomer.

  2. Etymology: From Copernicus + system. After Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus, who formulated and proposed the theory.

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  1. copernican system

    Copernican heliocentrism is the astronomical model developed by Nicolaus Copernicus and published in 1543. This model positioned the Sun at the center of the Universe, motionless, with Earth and the other planets orbiting around it in circular paths, modified by epicycles, and at uniform speeds. The Copernican model displaced the geocentric model of Ptolemy that had prevailed for centuries, which had placed Earth at the center of the Universe. Although he had circulated an outline of his own heliocentric theory to colleagues sometime before 1514, he did not decide to publish it until he was urged to do so later by his pupil Rheticus.

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  1. copernican system

    The Copernican System is a model of the solar system in which the Earth and other planets revolve around the Sun. Introduced by Nicolaus Copernicus in the 16th century, this heliocentric (sun-centered) model had a profound impact on scientific thinking, challenging the previously accepted geocentric (Earth-centered) model proposed by Ptolemy. The Copernican System suggests a rotating Earth orbiting the Sun along with other celestial bodies, marking a major shift in our understanding of the universe.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. copernican system

    The Pythagorean system of the universe, revived by Copernicus in the sixteenth century, and now confirmed; in which the sun occupies the central space, and the planets with their attendant satellites revolve about him.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of copernican system in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of copernican system in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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