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Ptolemaic system   /tˌɑləmˈeɪɪk sˈɪstəm/   Listen
Ptolemaic system

noun
1.
(astronomy) Ptolemy's model of the universe with the Earth at the center.





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"Ptolemaic system" Quotes from Famous Books



... the following curious remark:—"I am often asked whether the 'Moderns' are Unitarians. The question is rather startling. It is as if one were asked whether the majority of English astronomers had ceased to uphold the Ptolemaic system yet. The best answer I can give is a reference to the chapter on 'God' in a popular work by Dr. Matthes which has run through four editions. In this chapter there is not a word about the Trinity, but at the close occurs this footnote: On the ...
— Practical Essays • Alexander Bain


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