Translations for epicycle in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary

epicycle [ˈepɪsaɪkl, Am ˈ-ə-] N MATH, ASTRO

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epicycle

епицикъл m

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Part of the problem may be due to the misconception of the epicycle as an explanation of a body's motion rather than merely a description. en.wikipedia.org

A given planet then moves around the epicycle at the same time the epicycle moves along the path marked by the deferent. en.wikipedia.org

By using eccentrics and epicycles, his geometrical model achieved greater mathematical detail and predictive accuracy than had been exhibited by earlier concentric spherical models of the cosmos. en.wikipedia.org

An epicycle with one cusp is a cardioid. en.wikipedia.org

Any pathperiodic or not, closed or opencan be represented with an infinite number of epicycles. en.wikipedia.org

Although it was capable of accurately predicting the planets' position in the sky, more and more epicycles were required over time, and the model became more and more unwieldy. en.wikipedia.org

It was mistakenly believed that more levels of epicycles (circles within circles) were added to the models to match more accurately the observed planetary motions. en.wikipedia.org

The second part of the model is the epicycle. en.wikipedia.org

This could not have been accomplished with deferent/epicycle methods. en.wikipedia.org

To account for apparent anomalies in this view, such as the apparent retrograde motion of the planets, a system of deferents and epicycles was used. en.wikipedia.org

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