heliocentric system — ▪ astronomy a cosmological model in which the Sun is assumed to lie at or near a central point (e.g., of the solar system or of the universe) while the Earth and other bodies revolve around it. In the 5th century BC the Greek philosophers… … Universalium
heliocentric system — heliocentrinė pasaulio sistema statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Dangaus kūnų (Žemės, Mėnulio, planetų) sistemos sandaros įvaizdis, atsiradęs XVI–XVII a., pagal kurį visatos centras yra ne Žemė, o Saulė. atitikmenys: angl.… … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
Heliocentric Julian Day — (HJD) is the same as the Julian day, but adjusted to the frame of reference of the Sun, and thus can differ from the Julian day by as much as 8.4 minutes (i.e. 507 seconds or 0.00587 days), that being the time it takes the Sun s light to reach… … Wikipedia
Heliocentric orbit — A heliocentric orbit (also called circumsolar orbit) is an orbit around the Sun. All planets, comets, and asteroids in our Solar System are in such orbits, as are many artificial probes and pieces of debris. The moons of planets in the Solar… … Wikipedia
Heliocentric Theory — A theory which states that the Sun is a fixed body at the center of our solar system, and all the other planets revolve around it. This theory was first presented by the Greek, Aristarchus of Samos in the third century BC. Also called the Sun… … The writer's dictionary of science fiction, fantasy, horror and mythology
heliocentric — adjective /ˌhiːliəʊˈsɛntrɪk,ˌhiːlioʊˈsɛntrɪk/ having the sun at the center/centre; usually in reference to a solar system or orbit Ant: geocentric … Wiktionary
heliocentric — adjective 1》 having or representing the sun as the centre, as in the accepted astronomical model of the solar system. Compare with geocentric. 2》 Astronomy measured from or considered in relation to the centre of the sun. Derivatives… … English new terms dictionary
Solar System — This article is about the Sun and its planetary system. For other systems, see planetary system and star system. For a list of physical and orbital statistics for the Solar System s largest bodies, see List of gravitationally rounded objects of… … Wikipedia
Discovery and exploration of the Solar System — The Sun and planets of the Solar System. (Pluto is now classed as a dwarf planet, and is not shown). The relative sizes of objects are drawn to scale; the distances between them are not. For many thousands of years,[clarification needed] … Wikipedia
geocentric system — ▪ astronomy any theory of the structure of the solar system (or the universe) in which Earth is assumed to be at the centre of all. The most highly developed geocentric system was that of Ptolemy of Alexandria (2nd century AD). It was… … Universalium