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... line from the earth to the excentric " was called the line of apses . A circle having this centre was called the equant , and he supposed that a radius drawn to the sun from the excentric passes over equal arcs on the equant in equal ...
... line from the earth to the excentric " was called the line of apses . A circle having this centre was called the equant , and he supposed that a radius drawn to the sun from the excentric passes over equal arcs on the equant in equal ...
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... line of apses , besides the inclination and position THE GEOMETRICAL PERIOD 23 THE REIGN OF EPICYCLES - FROM PTOLEMY TO COPERNICUS.
... line of apses , besides the inclination and position THE GEOMETRICAL PERIOD 23 THE REIGN OF EPICYCLES - FROM PTOLEMY TO COPERNICUS.
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George Forbes. I line of apses , besides the inclination and position of the plane of the planet's orbit . The only object ever aimed at in those days was to prepare tables for predicting the places of the planets . It was not a ...
George Forbes. I line of apses , besides the inclination and position of the plane of the planet's orbit . The only object ever aimed at in those days was to prepare tables for predicting the places of the planets . It was not a ...
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... line of apses . The ratio of CS to CĂ is the excentricity . The position of the planet at A is the perihelion ( nearest to the sun ) . The position of the planet at B is the aphelion ( farthest from the sun ) . The angle ASP is the ...
... line of apses . The ratio of CS to CĂ is the excentricity . The position of the planet at A is the perihelion ( nearest to the sun ) . The position of the planet at B is the aphelion ( farthest from the sun ) . The angle ASP is the ...
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... line of apses of each planet passes through the sun ; both were contradictory to the Copernican theory . He proceeds cautiously with his propositions until he arrives at his great laws , and he concludes his book by comparing ...
... line of apses of each planet passes through the sun ; both were contradictory to the Copernican theory . He proceeds cautiously with his propositions until he arrives at his great laws , and he concludes his book by comparing ...
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