单词 | counter-earth |
释义 | counter-earthn. An opposite or secondary Earth, in the Pythagorean system: cf. antichthon n. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > earth > [noun] > antichthon antichthon1660 counter-earth1837 1837 W. Whewell Hist. Inductive Sci. I. i. iii. 70 They asserted that there was an antichthon, or counter-earth. 1865 G. Grote Plato I. i. 13 An hypothetical body, called the Antichthon or Counter-Earth. 1881 S. F. Alleyne tr. E. Zeller Pre-Socratic Philos. I. 450 The earth always turns the same side to the counter-earth and the central fire. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1837 |
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