ptolemaic system in English
noun
1
the theory that the earth is the stationary center of the universe, with the planets moving in epicyclic orbits within surrounding concentric spheres.
For many centuries, astronomers embraced the Ptolemaic theory : the Sun revolves around Earth.
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1. The dependence of the Understanding on the representations of the Senses, and its consequent posteriority thereto, as contrasted with the independence and Antecedency of Reason, are strikingly exemplified in the Ptolemaic System […] compared with the Newtonian […
2. (cf., the Aristotelian doctrines and the Aristarchian heresy.) The Ptolemaic System Observations • The apparent rotation of the Celestial Sphere • The annual motion of the Sun along the ecliptic • The monthly motion of the Moon The lunar phases and the synodic month