heliocentric
adjective environment, physics specialized uk/ˌhiː.li.əʊˈsen.trɪk/ us/ˌhiː.li.əˈsen.trɪk/
以太阳为中心的，日心的
having the sun at the centre , with the Earth and other planets moving around it, or based on the idea that this is what the universe is like
This was finally the first observable evidence of a heliocentric universe. 这是第一个可观测到的日心宇宙的证据。
Copernicus first proposed a heliocentric model of the solar system. 哥白尼首先提出了太阳系日心说观点。
Compare: geocentric
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- A heliocentric cosmos was postulated on several occasions.
- Galileo challenged the generally accepted geocentric model of the universe by providing proof for Copernicus' heliocentric theory.
- The Inquisition imprisoned Galileo, but his heliocentric views won posthumous victory.