File:Almagest-planets.svg
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English: Diagram of the geocentric epicyclic planetary model used in the w:en:Almagest to describe the longitudinal motion of Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. The Earth is represented by ⊕, and the planet is represented by ☉. The direction A is fixed, and the lines labeled e, R, and r are fixed in length. The angles θ and φ increase at a constant rate with time. The direction M points towards the mean position of the planet. |
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| Author | Spacepotato |
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| current | 07:36, 29 January 2011 | | 620 × 540 (3 KB) | wikimediacommons>AnonMoos | adjusting margins, making circles more visible... |
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