Meaning of heliostatic | Babel Free
Definitions
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Of astronomical models of the solar system in which the Earth and planets move, but the Sun does not. not-comparable
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Of or pertaining to a heliostat. not-comparable
Examples
“If heliostatic astronomy has no technical advantages, if thoroughly modern astronomy is not heliostatic, and if the arguments adduced by Copernicus were unconvincing, why were the early geostatic astronomies, Ptolemy's in particular, superseded?”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.