{Ptolemaic system} (Astron.), the system maintained by Ptolemy, who supposed the earth to be fixed in the center of the universe, with the sun and stars revolving around it. This theory was received for ages, until superseded by the Copernican system. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Ptolemaic System — (Source: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocentric model| Geocentric Model] )In the Ptolemaic system, each planet is moved by five or more spheres: one sphere is its deferent. The deferent was a circle centered around a point halfway between the … Wikipedia
Ptolemaic system — (also Ptolemaic theory) ► NOUN ▪ the formerly held theory that the earth is the stationary centre of the universe … English terms dictionary
Ptolemaic system — n. the theory, systematized by Ptolemy, postulating the earth as the center or fixed point of the universe, around which the celestial bodies move … English World dictionary
Ptolemaic system — Astron. a system elaborated by Ptolemy and subsequently modified by others, according to which the earth was the fixed center of the universe, with the heavenly bodies moving about it. [1765 75] * * * ▪ astronomy mathematical model of the… … Universalium
Ptolemaic system — Ptolomėjaus sistema statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. Ptolemaic system vok. Ptolemäisches System, n rus. система Птоломея, f pranc. système de Ptolémée, m; système ptolémaïque, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
Ptolemaic system — The dominant, geocentric system of astronomy before Copernicus . Ptolemy was an astronomer, mathematician, and geographer who flourished between AD 127 and 148 in Alexandria. His masterpiece is known by its Arabic title of the Almagest, a… … Philosophy dictionary
Ptolemaic system — (also Ptolemaic theory) noun Astronomy, historical the theory that the earth is the stationary centre of the universe, with the planets moving in epicyclic orbits within surrounding concentric spheres. Compare with Copernican system … English new terms dictionary
Ptolemaic system — /tɒləˈmeɪɪk ˌsɪstəm/ (say toluh mayik .sistuhm) noun a system elaborated by Ptolemy and subsequently modified by others, according to which the earth was the fixed centre of the universe, with the heavenly bodies moving about it. Compare… …
PTOLEMAIC SYSTEM — the highly complex system of astronomy ascribed to Claudius Ptolemy, which assumed that the earth was the centre of a sphere which carried the heavenly bodies along in its daily revolution, accounted for the revolutions of the sun and moon by… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Ptolemaic system — n. astronomical system of Ptolemy in which the earth is viewed as the center of the universe and is orbited by the sun and planets … English contemporary dictionary
