Sentences with phrase «heliocentric model of the solar system»

When you say «Copernicanism», are you referring to the heliocentric model of the solar system — which David's post discussed — or are you referring more broadly to the assumption that we aren't in an especially privileged position in the universe?

Since the post you're replying to distinguished between «Copernicus» heliocentric model of the solar system» and «the assumption that we aren't in an especially privileged position in the universe» — i.e. the «Copernican principle» — I'm not really sure why you ask that.

What if they viewed the heliocentric model of the solar system merely as an abstract mathematical tool to track planets and stars with great precision, not as a literal description of the way things are?

Climate science is no more a religion than is belief in the heliocentric model of our solar system.

Not exact matches

It is the nature of science by building on established models (i.e. the solar system is heliocentric) to seek to affirm, extend, and make new discoveries.

This article tracks the historic development of the heliocentric model and how that relates to understanding the formation of our own Solar System.

So, it took awhile to get from the idea of a non-geocentric universe to the more modern heliocentric solar system and to get a theory that gave more accurate answers than the Ptolemy's models.

Copernicus» heliocentric model from 1543 suggested that the Planets of our solar system form a kind of mutually ordered and quasi-synchronized system.