Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or condition of being heliocentric; relation to the sun as a center.
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Examples
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Even Galileo's trial, undoubtedly centered on shifting the Earth from its prime position in the universe, might have been avoided had he resisted the temptation to put the pope's message denying heliocentricity into the mouth of a character called Simplicio.
Our Constant Companions Brian Clegg 2011
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For instance, Hamlet devours Copernicus' theory of heliocentricity the Earth revolves around the Sun, a scientific doctrine embraced by Faustus but repudiated by the church.
Fern Siegel: Stage Door: Wittenberg Fern Siegel 2011
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For instance, Hamlet devours Copernicus' theory of heliocentricity the Earth revolves around the Sun, a scientific doctrine embraced by Faustus but repudiated by the church.
Fern Siegel: Stage Door: Wittenberg Fern Siegel 2011
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For example, Luther used the "sun stood still" passage in Joshua to criticize Copernican heliocentricity.
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I think scientist – and indeed all of us – could stand to benefit a great deal by reading the great theories of the world as first penned by the men who thought them – whether Galileo and heliocentricity, Newton and the laws of motion, Darwin and the origins of the species, or Einstein and relativity.
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I would also argue that the cultural/political components and implications of the global warming issue are not significantly different than many of those surrounding heliocentricity or evolution.
Matthew Yglesias » The Inconvenient Truth: Inconvenient! 2007
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How did we get to the point where asking would-be Presidents to engage in grade school shows of hands -- "Raise your hand if you believe in evolution ... heliocentricity ... the female orgasm ..." -- is allowed to be passed off as being probative?
Jason Linkins: Bradbury Adds New Heat to Fahrenheit Discussion 2008
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Attacks on heliocentricity and evolution come from the same anti-science mindset demonstrated by Cothran.
Media Coverage of the AIG Creation Museum - The Panda's Thumb 2007
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There are people that don't accept heliocentricity, the big bang, evolution, and climate change.
How the Enviro-Fascists Are Trying to Close Down the Climate Change Debate 2007
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It is an hypothesis, like heliocentricity and relativity, harmonizing with major world religion but not a tool of that religion.
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