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浑天说
hún​tiān​shuō

Huantian theory

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浑天说 渾天說 hún​tiān​shuō
Huantian theory
The geocentric theory in ancient Chinese astronomy, which describes the universe like an egg where the heavens envelop the earth like a shell surrounding a yolk; it is similar to the modern concept of the celestial sphere.

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