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spheres has definition Concept probably older than the ancient Greeks, in which the Sun, Moon, planets and the stars were thought to orbit the Earth travelling on their own crystalline but - except for that of the stars - transparent spheres. has source: Abbot, D. 1984 Astronomers, Peter Bedrick Books, New York, 2001-09-27 09:34:04.0
is a kind of outdated belief

spheres	has definition Concept probably older than the ancient Greeks, in which the Sun, Moon, planets and the stars were thought to orbit the Earth travelling on their own crystalline but - except for that of the stars - transparent spheres.
spheres	is a kind of outdated belief