Describing a model or view in which Earth is at the center of the universe or solar system.
From Greek geo- (earth) + -centric (from kentron, center). The term describes the pre-Copernican astronomical model held for over 1,500 years.
For most of human history, geocentric wasn't wrong—it was the best explanation that fit what people observed without telescopes, and it took centuries of brave scientists to prove otherwise.
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