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epicycle [ˈepɪsaɪkl, Am ˈ-ə-] N mat, astron

epicycle

эпици́кл m

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He naturally regarded circular motion as fundamental and then used the circular motion of deferents and epicycles in his earth-centered theory. en.wikipedia.org

It isn't even clear that he used fewer epicycles than the geocentric model did. www.theatlantic.com

He asserts that the epicycle's center is carried on a circle, the deferent, whose center is different from the center of uniform motion. 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

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

In other words, to a hypothetical observer placed at the equant point, the center of the epicycle would appear to move at a steady angular speed. 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

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

In fact, he did this separately for the eccentric and the epicycle model. en.wikipedia.org

It innovated in explaining how the planets' speeds varied, and using elliptical orbits rather than circular orbits with epicycles. en.wikipedia.org

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