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New look at the Ptolemaic system
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Orbit DeterminationHeliocentric SystemAstronomical Coordinate SystemEngineeringMedical BiophysicsAstrodynamicsPtolemaic SystemCelestial MechanicAnatomyOrbital DynamicsNew LookMedicinePlanetary ParametersBiophysicsAstrophysics
The Ptolemaic system of planetary motions is examined in detail in order to demonstrate its direct kinematical connection with a heliocentric system. Ptolemy’s planetary parameters are shown to be in good agreement, upon transformation, with modern values.