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Void Points, Rosettes, and a Brief History of Planetary Astronomy (2013)

Kosso, Peter (Author)

Physics in Perspective
Volume: 15
Pages: 373--390

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Astronomy Vacuum; emptiness; nothingness Cosmology Solar system; planets Models and modeling in science Celestial mechanics Physics Philosophy of science Orbits; planets Ancient Medieval Early modern Renaissance

Almost all models of planetary orbits, from Aristotle through Newton, include void points, empty points in space that have an essential role in defining the orbit. By highlighting the role of these void points, as well as the rosette pattern of the orbit that often results, I bring out different features in the history of planetary astronomy and place a different emphasis on its revolutionary changes, different from those rendered in terms of epicycles or the location of the earth.

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