Adjective : a geocentric theory of the universe. ,the geocentric position of the moon. From Dictionary.com.
I think it's logical to be "geocentric" or "nationcentric" about the U.S. From Wordnik.com. [portland indymedia - features] Reference
Harding geocentric retaliation trembled.placards bawdy. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » A Hollywood Education:] Reference
And now you have demolished the Ptolemaic geocentric system. From Wordnik.com. [Geo-xcentricities; you too can be Galileo with just a pair of binoculars (and gaffer tape) - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
Not all Greek astronomical ideas followed this geocentric system. From Wordnik.com. [Nicolaus Copernicus] Reference
It seems exactly like Ptolemy's geocentric model of the universe. From Wordnik.com. [SETI Upgrade and, Why are we doing this?] Reference
Dammit man … way to kill the geocentric model of the universe for me. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Inhofe’s Grandchildren Build Igloo To Mock Killer Snow Storm: ‘Al Gore’s New Home’] Reference
They accepted the theories of the four humours and the geocentric universe. From Wordnik.com. [Pathfinders: The Golden Age of Arabic Science by Jim al-Khalili – review] Reference
In a geocentric view of the universe the earth is stable and the sun is moving. From Wordnik.com. [Consequences of Relativity in Evolutionary Biology] Reference
This earth does move; it is not stationary; and the universe is not geocentric. From Wordnik.com. [Christianity and Progress] Reference
Yes, the geocentric models can be used to predict solar and lunar eclipses, etc. From Wordnik.com. [Science as a form of "faith"??] Reference
First we have to ask ourselves, which “geocentric” theory are we disproving. From Wordnik.com. [Geo-xcentricities; you too can be Galileo with just a pair of binoculars (and gaffer tape) - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
This geocentric formation is what the ancients usually recognized to be our cosmos. From Wordnik.com. [Empedocles] Reference
His world has a dying sun, and his language is all Heliocentric rather than geocentric. From Wordnik.com. [WolfeWiki] Reference
Weird, these are the exact images I get in my head when I read those geocentric websites!. From Wordnik.com. [ISRAELI NAZI PORN DOC IS BORING-WAIT, WHAT?] Reference
Though saying a geocentric theory got the period of revolutions wrong seems question begging. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » The Trouble With Common Sense] Reference
Thus the corresponding relative mean geocentric motion of the moon from the sun is 12 × 360° +. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary"] Reference
Unlike Copernicus, however, Philolaus did not replace the geocentric with a heliocentric universe. From Wordnik.com. [Philolaus] Reference
The idea of a geocentric universe began with religious dogma, but was supported by observational data. From Wordnik.com. [Conspiracy Thinking and Climate Change] Reference
Roosevelt and John Burroughs, they would have been geocentric as well in their theories of the Cosmos. From Wordnik.com. [The Other Animals] Reference
They also had the benefit of being much simpler and having predictive power beyond the geocentric models. From Wordnik.com. [Science as a form of "faith"??] Reference
This system created a big problem for Ptolemy, who championed the geocentric system in 2nd century Greece. From Wordnik.com. [Yes, Virginia, the universe really does revolve around the Earth (not) « Skulls in the Stars] Reference
The classic geocentric theory is that of Ptolemy, in which the planets, Moon and the Sun all orbit the Earth. From Wordnik.com. [Geo-xcentricities; you too can be Galileo with just a pair of binoculars (and gaffer tape) - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
Maybe the pamphlet is in that box in the attic, next to your geocentric model of the universe snicker, guffaw. From Wordnik.com. [The evolutionary advantage of spontaneous abortion - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
And conveniently forget that when they were in control they wanted schoolkids to be taught about the geocentric universe. From Wordnik.com. [Feelin' equinoctial again] Reference
Similarly, Ptolemy's geocentric conception itself was widely considered hypothetical/theoretical, not a statement of fact. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
Although he wrote a popular textbook that was geocentric, he taught his students that the heliocentric system was superior. From Wordnik.com. [Nicolaus Copernicus] Reference
Then, why after year 1500, some Europeans did consider that something was fishy about the geocentric model of the Universe?. From Wordnik.com. [The Brain, A Decoded Enigma] Reference
But those sentiments will undoubtedly revert to more normal geocentric attitudes, and people will focus on their own self-interest. From Wordnik.com. [City of Ambition Will Rise From Ashes of 9/11] Reference
Love will diehard, as died the idolatries of our forefathers, the geocentric theory of the universe, and the divine right of kings. From Wordnik.com. [The Kempton-Wace Letters] Reference
The Fleurdilis was edging toward the alien's geocentric orbit station, right above the largest broadcast power source on the planet. From Wordnik.com. [The Silent Warrior]
In this, it differs from all other calendars in the world that are geocentric and based on the parameters of our own particular planet. From Wordnik.com. [Month-end inventory (Jack Bog's Blog)] Reference
They are the flat-earth, geocentric and heliocentric YEC, and some OECs like day-age and gap, but apparently not “progressive” OEC. From Wordnik.com. [Two analyses of Meyer's "Signature in the Cell" - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
Known as the equinox, the geocentric astronomical event marks the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the south. From Wordnik.com. [Equinox] Reference
Today 50% of Americans believe that. 64% continue to believe that Iraq had strong ties to Al Qaeda. 53% believe in a geocentric universe. From Wordnik.com. [Waldo Jaquith - Half of Americans believe Iraq had WMDs.] Reference
It implied that the dispute between the heliocentric and geocentric views of the universe was mistakenly framed: the proper question about. From Wordnik.com. [Space and Time: Inertial Frames] Reference
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