heliocentric theory

Japanese: helio-centric theory(英語表記)heliocentrictheory
heliocentric theory

…Generally, it refers to a theory that explains celestial phenomena by the rotation and revolution of the Earth, and in that sense it is synonymous with the heliocentric theory. In fact, there is no European word for the heliocentric theory (in English, heliocentric model and heliocentric theory are the more common). However, there are other possibilities for the Earth's rotation than the usual rotation and revolution. For example, in Korea, Kim Seok-mun (1658-1735) proposed a heliocentric theory that considers the Earth's rotation over a very long period of time (Kim Seok-mun is understood to have also accepted what we would call today's rotation). …

*Some explanations of terms that refer to "helio-centric theory" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…一般には地球の自転,公転によって,天体現象を説明する理論をいい,その意味では〈太陽中心説〉と同義である。実際,ヨーロッパ語では〈地動説〉に当たる語は熟していない(英語ではhelio‐centric model,helio‐centric theoryがふつうである)。しかし,地球の回転運動の可能性は通常の意味での自転,公転以外にもあり,例えば,朝鮮での金錫文(1658‐1735)のように非常に大きな時間のなかでの地球の回転を考えるような〈地動説〉もありうる(金錫文は今日でいう自転も認めていたと解される)。…

※「helio-centric theory」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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