Copernican system
/kəʊˈpɜːnɪkən/(亦作 Copernican theory)
noun
- Astronomy the theory that the sun is the centre of the solar system, with the planets (including the earth) orbiting round it.【天文】哥白尼体系（又称哥白尼理论）。比较 PTOLEMAIC SYSTEM.
词源
mid 17th cent.: named after COPERNICUS.