Martianus Capella: fascinating article, wonderfully illustrated, about Precursors to Copernicus, by John Baez:
https://johncarlosbaez.wordpress.com/2024/12/07/martianus-capella
You can play with Ptolemaic epicyles at https://pluton.lee-phillips.org/sliders/epicycles.html
#physics #astronomy #history
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