An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics
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فرهنگ ریشه شناختی اخترشناسی-اخترفیزیک
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Tychonic model model-e Tychoyi Fr.: modèle tychonique A hybrid of → geocentric and → heliocentric systems in which the Earth remains at the center, with the → Sun orbiting the Earth, but with all the other planets revolving about the Sun. Moreover, the fixed stars were located in a crystalline shell centered on the Earth. Related to the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546-1601), who imagined the model; → model. |
