File:Epicycle solaire.jpg

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Summary

Movement of the sun according to Hipparchus's theory of epicycles, recounted by Ptolemy. Earth (T) is the center of the deferent, P is the center of the epicycle of the Sun (S). The result is in red.

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current04:20, 23 May 2023Thumbnail for version as of 04:20, 23 May 2023754 × 768 (56 KB)Thales (talk | contribs)Movement of the sun according to Hipparchus's theory of epicycles, recounted by Ptolemy. Earth (T) is the center of the deferent, P is the center of the epicycle of the Sun (S). The result is in red.
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