heliocentrism

astronomical model in which the Earth and planets revolve around a relatively stationary Sun at the center of the Solar System
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heliocentrism

Summary

heliocentrism is a scientific theory[1]. heliocentrism has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • heliocentrism's instance of is recorded as scientific theory[3].
  • heliocentrism's Commons category is recorded as Heliocentric model[4].
  • heliocentrism is the opposite of geocentric model[5].
  • heliocentrism's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[6].
  • heliocentrism's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[7].
  • heliocentrism's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[8].
  • heliocentrism's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[9].
  • heliocentrism's described by source is recorded as Allgemeine Encyclopädie der Wissenschaften und Künste[10].
  • heliocentrism's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11].
  • heliocentrism's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 2[12].
  • heliocentrism's studied by is recorded as astronomy[13].
  • heliocentrism's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[14].

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Definition and Type

heliocentrism's instance of is recorded as scientific theory[3]. heliocentrism is the opposite of geocentric model[5].

Why It Matters

heliocentrism has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] heliocentrism is known by 103 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Studied by astronomy
    On focus list of wikimedia project Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Described by source Otto's encyclopedia, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947) +4
    Instance of scientific theory
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