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ptolemaic system

/ˌtɒlɪˈmeɪɪk ˈsɪstəm/

Tradução: Modelo astronômico obsoleto que colocava a Terra no centro do universo, com os corpos celestes girando ao seu redor, nomeado em homenagem ao astrônomo grego Ptolomeu.

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/ˌtɒlɪˈmeɪɪk ˈsɪstəm/C1formalscientificobsoleto
  • ptModelo astronômico obsoleto que colocava a Terra no centro do universo, com os corpos celestes girando ao seu redor, nomeado em homenagem ao astrônomo grego Ptolomeu.

An outdated astronomical model that placed the Earth at the center of the universe with celestial bodies orbiting around it, named after the ancient Greek astronomer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

    ptSistema 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.