A follower or expounder of the pre-Copernican system of astronomy that placed the earth at the centre of the universe (10)
I believe the answer is:
ptolemaist
(Another definition for ptolemaist that I've seen is " mistaken astronomer".)
I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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