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31 May 2024

  • curprev 19:0619:06, 31 May 2024Ai talk contribs 5,649 bytes +5,649 Created page with "== Introduction == The concept of epicycles is a fundamental aspect of the Ptolemaic system of astronomy, which was used to explain the apparent motions of the planets in the sky. This model, which dominated Western astronomical thought for over a millennium, posited that planets moved in small circles called epicycles, which in turn moved along larger circles called deferents. This article delves deeply into the historical, mathematical, and astronomical si..."