Article ID: CBB001320578

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

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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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Authors & Contributors
Meszaros, E. L.
Anita Udagatti
Brannon, James
Bohloul, Hamid
Giannini, Giulia
Balachandra Rao, S.
Concepts
Astronomy
Cosmology
Solar system; planets
Celestial mechanics
Physics
Orbits; planets
Time Periods
Ancient
Early modern
Renaissance
Medieval
Modern
20th century
Places
Europe
Italy
Greece
Mesopotamia
India
North America
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