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ptolemaic system

/ˌtɒlɪˈmeɪɪk ˈsɪstəm/

Traducción: Modelo astronómico obsoleto que situaba la Tierra en el centro del universo, con los cuerpos celestes girando a su alrededor, llamado así por el astrónomo griego Ptolomeo.

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/ˌtɒlɪˈmeɪɪk ˈsɪstəm/C1formalscientificobsoleto
  • esModelo astronómico obsoleto que situaba la Tierra en el centro del universo, con los cuerpos celestes girando a su alrededor, llamado así por el astrónomo griego Ptolomeo.

An outdated astronomical model that placed the Earth at the center of the universe with celestial bodies orbiting around it, named after the ancient Greek astronomer Ptolemy.

  1. Geocentric model of the universeC1formal

    An ancient astronomical model developed by Claudius Ptolemy that placed the Earth at the center of the universe, with the Sun, Moon, planets, and stars revolving around it in complex circular orbits.

    essistema ptolemaico

    • The Ptolemaic system was the dominant cosmological model for over a thousand years.
    • Copernicus's heliocentric model eventually replaced the Ptolemaic system.
    • The Ptolemaic system used epicycles to explain the retrograde motion of planets.