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However deficient by modern standards was the astronomical knowledge of early astronomers, one never ceases to wonder at the precision of their results, derived from inaccurate observations made with naked eye or with crude instruments. This book describes the technical models whereby astronomers prior to Newton accounted for their observations.

Planetary Systems from the Ancient Greeks to

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    Publisher: University of Washington Press
    Publication Date: 9/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780295978215, 978-0295978215
    ISBN10: 029597821X
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    Book Synopsis
    However deficient by modern standards was the astronomical knowledge of early astronomers, one never ceases to wonder at the precision of their results, derived from inaccurate observations made with naked eye or with crude instruments. This book describes the technical models whereby astronomers prior to Newton accounted for their observations.

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