Since the Copernican theory of planetary motion is inconsistent with the Ptolemaic account, Galileo's observations of Jupiter's satellites proved the truth of the Copernican theory.
由于哥白尼的行星运动理论与托勒密的解释不一致，伽利略对木星卫星的观察证明了哥白尼理论的正确性。
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In the Copernican model, the stars appear as pinpricks to observers on Earth.
在哥白尼的模型中，在地球上观察到得星体就像是一个点。
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This principle was important in helping to support the Copernican theory.