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Equant

Equant (or punctum aequans) is a mathematical concept developed by Claudius Ptolemy in the 2nd century AD to account for the observed motion of the planets. The equant is used to explain the observed speed change in different stages of the planetary orbit. This planetary concept allowed Ptolemy to keep the theory of uniform circular motion alive by…

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Equant

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Edges43
Triples42
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.045455
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related to Critics · 13
Equant → Copernicus, Din Tusi, Dislike, Earth, Greek, Nasir, Nicolaus Copernicus, Noted, Persian, Ptolemy, The, This, Tusi
related to Ptolemy · 10
Equant → Between Hipparchus's, Even, He, Hipparchos, In, Mars, Ptolemy, Ptolemy's, The, This
related to Discovery and use · 6
Equant → Almagest, Aristotelian, Ptolemy, Smyrna, The, Theon
related to Motivation · 6
Equant → Aristotle, Earth, Moon, Solar System, Sun, The
related to Placement · 4
Equant → Earth, However, The, To
see also · 2
Equant → Equidimensional, This
related to Equation · 1
Equant → The

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motion ptolemy center deferent earth model point sun planets speed observed copernicus orbit circular around used constant uniform eccentric retrograde

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Equantrelated to CriticsThe0.60section
Equantrelated to CriticsGreek0.60section
Equantrelated to CriticsEarth0.60section
Equantrelated to CriticsPtolemy0.60section
Equantrelated to CriticsThis0.60section
Equantrelated to CriticsNoted0.60section
Equantrelated to CriticsPersian0.60section
Equantrelated to CriticsNasir0.60section
Equantrelated to CriticsDin Tusi0.60section
Equantrelated to CriticsTusi0.60section
Equantrelated to CriticsNicolaus Copernicus0.60section
Equantrelated to CriticsDislike0.60section

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