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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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Summary

heliocentrism is a scientific theory[1]. heliocentrism ranks in the top 5% of scientific theory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,220 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Commons category: Heliocentric model[3]
  • Opposite of: geocentric model[4]
  • Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[5], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[6], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[7], Allgemeine Encyclopädie der Wissenschaften und Künste[8], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[9], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 2[10]
  • Studied by: astronomy[11]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[12]

Why It Matters

heliocentrism has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] heliocentrism is known by 128 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

Ansouis astronomy

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · Putnik · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija id → heliocentrine-pasaulio-sistema
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija id: heliocentrine-pasaulio-sistema"
  2. 13w 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
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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