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A simple illustration showing the basic elements of Ptolemaic astronomy. It shows a planet rotating on an epicycle which is itself rotating around a deferent inside a crystalline sphere. The center of the system is marked with an X, and the earth is slightly off of the center. Opposite the earth is the equant point, which is what the planetary deferent would actually rotate around. Distances have been exaggerated as has the simplicity for the purposes of illustration.

Created by User:Fastfission in Adobe Illustrator.

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current15:25, 8 November 2009Thumbnail for version as of 15:25, 8 November 2009168 × 168 (25 KB)Fastfission~commonswikiupdate metadata
16:23, 31 December 2005Thumbnail for version as of 16:23, 31 December 2005168 × 168 (24 KB)Fastfission~commonswikimodify this a bit. remove the little arrows (not necessary, somewhat cheesy), and put the epicycle itself in its own little sphere
19:42, 30 December 2005Thumbnail for version as of 19:42, 30 December 2005153 × 153 (28 KB)Fastfission~commonswiki
19:38, 30 December 2005Thumbnail for version as of 19:38, 30 December 2005153 × 153 (29 KB)Fastfission~commonswikishift the elements around a little
19:37, 30 December 2005Thumbnail for version as of 19:37, 30 December 2005153 × 153 (29 KB)Fastfission~commonswikiA simple illustration showing the three basic elements of Ptolemaic geometry. It shows a planet rotating on an epicycle which is itself rotating around a deferrent inside a crystalline sphere. The center of the system is marked with an X, and the earth is

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