The Major Writings of Ptolemy, Nicolaus Copernicus, Johannes Kepler |
Contents
Nicolaus Copernicus | 145 |
from Epitome of Copernican Astronomy | 841 |
from The Harmonies of the World | 1007 |
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Common terms and phrases
according Accordingly additosubtraction anomalistic anomaly apogee apparent movement apsis arc EG arc GH body Bull chord 2 arc circle about right column Copernicus Crab demonstrated diameter distance drawn Earth eastern eccentric circle eccentric's ecliptic Egyptian Egyptian calendar Egyptianwise elongation epicycle epicycle's centre equal equator equatorial hours fixed stars given greater greatest Hence Hipparchus horizon hypothesis hypt interval irregularity Jupiter latitude latitudinal libration longitude longitudinal lunar magnitude Mars mean movement mean position Mercury meridian meridian circle middle moon moon's move Nabonassar nearly northern observations opposite orbital circle parallax parallel passage perigee perpendicular planet planetary poles Ptolemy quadrant radius ratio regular movement revolution right angles right triangle Saturn Scorpion semicircle side solar solar days southern sphere spring equinox straight line subtending subtraction sun's syzygies things tion tropic Twins Venus Water Bearer