created sense approved 浑天说/渾天說 · húntiānshuō · Huantian theory — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
浑天说 / 渾天說
húntiānshuō
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.
浑 (literal) → 浑/渾 · hún · entire 天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · sky 说 (bound) → 说/說 · shuō · theory
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