| 单词 | Ptolemaic system |
| 例句 | No competent astronomer defended the traditional Ptolemaic system once they had heard that Venus had a full set of phases; you had to be an ill-informed philosopher to do so. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Discarded on the floor is the Ptolemaic system, which became indefensible when Galileo discovered the phases of Venus, and Ptolemy himself lies slumped in the background. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z After 18 May the Ptolemaic system, which had survived for more than 1,400 years, was fatally wounded. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z This would certainly have presented difficulties for the theory of the celestial spheres, and was regarded by contemporaries as being closer to the Tychonic than the Ptolemaic system. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z By 1624, eleven years after he had made public his discovery that Venus had a full set of phases, Galileo could take it for granted that no competent person would defend the Ptolemaic system. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The thing that most worried him about the Ptolemaic system, typified by the puzzle of the Moon, was the business of equants. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Arguments over the location of novas and comets in the heavens thus continued even after 1610, after which date the traditional Ptolemaic system was abandoned by all competent participants. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Though Copernicus’s system didn’t agree with the data completely—the circular orbits were wrong, though the heliocentric idea was correct—it was much simpler than the Ptolemaic system. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z According to the Ptolemaic system, it travelled on a large epicycle, which brought it sometimes closer to and sometimes further from the Earth. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Brahe at first thought that he had obtained a reliable figure for the parallax of Mars which proved the Ptolemaic system was mistaken, although he later realized that there were problems with it. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Part of his purpose was to prove that the Ptolemaic system was an accurate representation of how the heavens really work and not just a mathematical model. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z It could also be argued that the name implied that only a simpleton would believe the Ptolemaic system was correct. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Copernicanism led to the idea that the planets shine by reflected light, which was confirmed by the discovery of the phases of Venus; and this killed off the Ptolemaic system. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The university’s professor of mathematics was Michael Maestlin, who dutifully taught his students in public the Ptolemaic system approved by the Reformed Church. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z The Ptolemaic system, like those of Plato and Aristotle, claimed that the moon, the sun and all the planets circled around the earth. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z In the beginning of the seventeenth century, another astrologer-monk, Johannes Kepler, refined Copernicus’s theory, making it even more accurate than the Ptolemaic system. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z In a sense, the Ptolemaic system does make a prediction that can be tested by observation. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z For a thousand years the Ptolemaic system was believed all round the world. Brian May: Me and my animal passions 2012-09-28T23:06:37Z By this time, the old Ptolemaic system needed significant adjustments to predict the positions of the planets correctly. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The Ptolemaic system was too strongly intrenched, and the motions of all the bodies in the sky were too well represented by it. Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies 2012-03-17T02:01:02.630Z The Ptolemaic system was modified by Copernicus, and the system of Copernicus was simply the inversion of the Ptolemaic. The Sun changes its position in space therefore it cannot be regarded as being "in a condition of rest" 2012-03-08T03:00:10.827Z Bacon died a believer in the Ptolemaic system of astronomy. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z Primum mobile, prī′mum mob′i-lē, in the Ptolemaic system the outermost of the ten revolving spheres of the universe, supposed to carry the others with it: any great source of motion. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) 2012-01-30T03:00:13.887Z In fact, with some adjustments, the old Ptolemaic system could have accounted, as well, for the motions of the planets in the sky. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z According to the Ptolemaic system the earth is a motionless sphere fixed at the center of the universe. Astronomical Lore in Chaucer 2011-10-13T02:00:42.860Z Religion and science face each other as rival interpretations of the same set of facts, precisely as the Copernican and the Ptolemaic systems once faced each other as rival interpretations of astronomical phenomena. A Grammar of Freethought 2011-07-30T02:00:13.083Z These numerous variations and adaptations of the Ptolemaic system, prove what a firm hold it had taken, and how it reigned supreme over all minds. Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens 2011-06-24T02:00:15.873Z When he tried to make a celestial sphere according to the Ptolemaic system, he became convinced of its falsity because of its complexities. The gradual acceptance of the Copernican theory of the universe 2011-04-03T02:00:15.847Z The sublime complexities of this Ptolemaic system were day and night before Dante's mind. Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z The great mediaeval scholar and philosopher, Thomas Aquinas, was also familiar with the Ptolemaic system; but to most of the men of the thirteenth century Ptolemy’s works remained quite unknown. Astronomical Lore in Chaucer 2011-10-13T02:00:42.860Z The Vedas of India adopt the absurd notions of an ignorant and polytheistic age respecting astronomy, and the Koran adopts as infallible truth the absurdities of the Ptolemaic system. The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences 2011-02-28T03:00:28.890Z The Ptolemaic system was, in a geometrical sense, defensible; it harmonized fairly well with appearances, and physical reasonings had not then been extended to the heavens. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" The whole structure of Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise shows a thorough knowledge of the Ptolemaic system; and we invariably find astronomical facts, mingled with classical quotations, in the description of stellar phenomena. The Popes and Science The History of the Papal Relations to Science During the Middle Ages and Down to Our Own Time Even Dante and Milton are somewhat embarrassed by the Ptolemaic system, although it proves the strength of their genius that they have extracted so much poetry from it. Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes The view of the universe which we find reflected in Chaucer’s poetry is chiefly based on the Ptolemaic system of astronomy, though it shows traces of very much more primitive cosmological ideas. Astronomical Lore in Chaucer 2011-10-13T02:00:42.860Z But for the stars—the old Ptolemaic system might still have been true. Pioneers of Science The Ptolemaic system persisted unshaken for about fourteen hundred years after the death of its author. Astronomy of To-day A Popular Introduction in Non-Technical Language Dante's love for the stars was largely scientific; he knew thoroughly the Ptolemaic system of astronomy, which forms the framework of the whole structure of the Paradiso. The Popes and Science The History of the Papal Relations to Science During the Middle Ages and Down to Our Own Time Notwithstanding the Angel’s severe criticism of the Ptolemaic system, he does not unreservedly support the conclusions arrived at by Adam, but endeavours to show that his reasoning may not be altogether correct. The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost' At any rate, whether or not Chaucer had read the Almagest in translation, his many cosmological and astronomical references show clearly his acquaintance with the Ptolemaic system of astronomy. Astronomical Lore in Chaucer 2011-10-13T02:00:42.860Z Consequently, for long after Copernicus, only a few leading spirits could be found to support it, and the long-established venerable Ptolemaic system continued to be taught in all Universities. Pioneers of Science Although Copernicus performed the immense service to astronomy of boldly directing general attention to the central position of the sun, he unfortunately took over for the new scheme the circular machinery of the Ptolemaic system. Astronomy of To-day A Popular Introduction in Non-Technical Language According to the Ptolemaic system of astronomy, as adapted to the requirements of mediæval belief, the earth was at the centre, and concentric with it were ten hollow spheres. Dante: His Times and His Work It must, then, have been from conviction, not out of mere contradiction, that Bacon declared himself in favour of the Ptolemaic system. Myths and Marvels of Astronomy Simplicio is a resolute follower of Ptolemy and Aristotle, and, with a proper degree of candour and modesty, he brings forward all the common arguments in favour of the Ptolemaic system. The Martyrs of Science, or, The lives of Galileo, Tycho Brahe, and Kepler Wrote on astronomy, adopting the Ptolemaic system provisionally, and so opened up a correspondence with Kepler, with whom he formed a friendship. Pioneers of Science “The hollow round of Cynthia’s seat” has beauty for that person only who knows something of the Ptolemaic system of astronomy and of the huntress-queen of Greek mythology. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide There is, as has often been pointed out, scarcely anything to choose from as regards the relative plausibility of the Copernican over the Ptolemaic system. Human Traits and their Social Significance So far as I know, there is not a single instance of a believer in the old Ptolemaic system who rejected astrology absolutely. Myths and Marvels of Astronomy Book I, containing the necessary preliminaries to the study of the Ptolemaic system, gives a Table of Chords in a circle subtended by angles at the centre of ½° increasing by half-degrees to 180°. The Legacy of Greece Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield The greatest astronomer of ancient times was Hipparchus, and to him the system known as the Ptolemaic system is no doubt largely due. Pioneers of Science The whole design, now partly covered by an ancient Persian carpet, represents the probable duration of the world according to the Ptolemaic system. Westminster Abbey Sometimes the word ‘centre’ was used of the Earth itself, the fixed centre of the whole universe according to the Ptolemaic system. Milton's Comus Until his time all the astronomers and philosophers of the world followed the Ptolemaic system, and whoever said anything against it was considered ignorant. Some Answered Questions The Ptolemaic system of astronomy and numberless other systems and theories of scientific and philosophical explanation are discarded, known to be false and worthless. The Promulgation of Universal Peace The Ptolemaic system of astronomy, numberless other systems and theories of scientific and philosophical explanation are discarded, known to be false and worthless. Bahá’í World Faith It is as if one were asked whether the majority of English astronomers had ceased to uphold the Ptolemaic system yet. Practical Essays Apparently the Ptolemaic system, which prevailed at that time, was displeasing to him. Theodicy Essays on the Goodness of God, the Freedom of Man and the Origin of Evil But there are some verses revealed in the Qur’án contrary to the theory of the Ptolemaic system. Some Answered Questions These, according to the Ptolemaic system which our poet follows, are concentric with the earth, around which as their center they revolve, while the earth remains fixed and motionless. Dante: "The Central Man of All the World" A Course of Lectures Delivered Before the Student Body of the New York State College for Teachers, Albany, 1919, 1920 No man of sense believes that the Ptolemaic system was true for a while, and that then the Copernican became true. An Introduction to Philosophy Look up Ptolemaic system of astronomy for explanation of the idea. Shakespeare Study Programs; The Comedies According to the Ptolemaic system, the sun moves from east to west through the ecliptic, and therefore the standing still of the sun would shorten and not lengthen the day. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 13 — Religion and Philosophy Even the doctors of Islám, when they saw that these verses were contrary to the accepted Ptolemaic system, were obliged to explain them away. Some Answered Questions Le Gentil also strongly suspected that the professor of Mathematics at the Jesuit College still held to the Ptolemaic system. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 01 of 55 1493-1529 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century "She knew no more of the points of difference," he said, "than of the difference between the Copernican and Ptolemaic systems." Samuel Johnson The Ptolemaic system gave way to Tycho Brahe, and his to that of Copernicus. Thoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries Interspersed with Some Particulars Respecting the Author At the beginning of the eighth book of Paradise Lost he makes Adam state the difficulties of the Ptolemaic system, and then brings forward an angel to make the usual orthodox answers. History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom It became evident that the verses of the Qur’án agreed with existing facts, and that the Ptolemaic system was imaginary. Some Answered Questions It was for reasons the Ptolemaic system so long held its sway. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 30, April, 1860 Copernicus was an astronomer, but the discovery of his system is due chiefly to his study of the complications of the Ptolemaic system. Scientific American Supplement, No. 286, June 25, 1881 This Ptolemaic system was not overthrown until the grand discovery of Copernicus in the sixteenth century of our era. Early European History The Ptolemaic system was still held a century after Copernicus had promulgated his theory. The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; The Art of Literature This so-called Ptolemaic system of astronomy fitted in very nicely with the language of the Bible and with the popular prejudice that the earth remains stationary while the heavenly bodies daily rise and set. A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1. Masson has some apposite remarks on the influence of the Ptolemaic system "upon the thinkings and imaginations of mankind everywhere on all subjects whatsoever till about two hundred years ago." The Idea of Progress An inguiry into its origin and growth The University, since the fall of the Jesuits, has been in charge of the Barnabite order, and, for aught I know, the Ptolemaic system is still taught there, together with the dialectic of Aristotle. The Valley of Decision The new theory met much opposition, not only in the universities, which clung to the time-honored Ptolemaic system, but also among theologians, who thought that it contradicted many statements in the Bible. Early European History "Arsh"=the ninth Heaven, the Throne of the Deity, above the Seven Heavens of the planets and the Primum Mobile which, in the Ptolemaic system, sets them all in motion. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 05 The old Ptolemaic system was so closely bound up with the philosophic and scientific teaching of the age that its abandonment meant little less than a complete revolution in the world of learning. History of the Catholic Church from the Renaissance to the French Revolution — Volume 1 On the Ptolemaic system it was not incongruous or absurd that man, lord of the central domain in the universe, should regard himself as the most important cosmic creature. The Idea of Progress An inguiry into its origin and growth If the Ptolemaic system were taught at Cambridge instead of the Newtonian, the senior wrangler would nevertheless be in general a superior man to the wooden spoon. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 4 Medieval astronomers had generally accepted the Ptolemaic system. Early European History They had attempted to show that the Ptolemaic system was as much a part of Christianity as the resurrection of the dead. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 2 What he taught was hardly superior to the astronomy then in vogue, which had been inherited from the Mongols, being nothing more than the old Ptolemaic system, already discarded in Europe. China and the Manchus His teacher, Maestlin, accepted the same doctrine, though he was obliged, for theological reasons, to teach the Ptolemaic system, as also to oppose the Gregorian reform of the calendar. A History of Science — Volume 2 He is a firm believer in the Ptolemaic system. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 4 The church was too much involved in the Ptolemaic system to accept any change and it was not until 1822 that the works of Copernicus were removed from the Index. The Evolution of Modern Medicine A Series of Lectures Delivered at Yale University on the Silliman Foundation in April, 1913 Was it strange, then, that when the Ptolemaic system became an object of ridicule to every man of education in Catholic countries, the doctrine of the resurrection should be in peril? Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 2 The Ptolemaic system is, therefore, essentially a geocentric system. History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science |
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