Apparent Retrograde motion

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Apparent Retrograde motion

= The backWard motion of a planet

whatwe

Backwards

see

3.2-3.3 Earth-centered vs. sun-centered

pyThagors (560 -480 BC)

Thought that the Earth was Round

Aristotle (384-322BC)

-Earth Shadow on the moon was curved = Earth is sverical

I universe has twoparts imperfect changeable Earth

2 Perfect heavens (space)

Found

GEOCONTINC modle

Stars

was consederd

Perfect.

Planets

ptolemy (100-170A.D)

Sun

Epicycles

E

moon

E

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