Ptolemaic system
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Ptol·e·ma·ic sys·tem
(also Ptolemaic theory)
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n. hist. Astron.
the theory that the earth is the stationary center of the universe, with the planets moving in epicyclic orbits within surrounding concentric spheres. Compare with Copernican system.
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