heliocentrism
noun [ U ] environment, physics specialized uk/ˌhiː.li.əʊˈsen.trɪ.zəm/ us/ˌhiː.li.əˈsen.trɪ.zəm/
日心说
the idea that the sun is at the centre of the universe, with the Earth and other planets moving around it
Historically, heliocentrism was opposed to geocentrism, which placed the Earth at the centre. 历史上，日心说与地心说相对立，后者将地球置于中心。
Compare: geocentrism
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- The Church accepted the use of heliocentrism as a calculating device, but opposed it as a literal description of the solar system.
- Heliocentrism had been in conflict with religion before Copernicus.
- The theories of heliocentrism and the rotation of the earth on its axis had been around for some time before Galileo came along.