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GEOCENTRIC THEORY

\d͡ʒˌiːə͡ʊsˈɛntɹɪk θˈi͡əɹi], \d‍ʒˌiːə‍ʊsˈɛntɹɪk θˈi‍əɹi], \dʒ_ˌiː__əʊ_s_ˈɛ_n_t_ɹ_ɪ_k θ_ˈiə_ɹ_i]\

Definitions of GEOCENTRIC THEORY

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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[Gr.] (Astron.) The theory which makes the earth the centre of the movements of the heavenly bodies, the earth herself being supposed to be at rest. See Heliocentric theory.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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