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Introduction
A Modern Almagest
An Updated and Corrected Version of Ptolemy's Model of the Solar System
Richard Fitzpatrick
Professor of Physics
The University of Texas at Austin
Introduction
Ptolemy's Almagest
Ptolemy's Model of the Solar System
Copernicus's Model of the Solar System
Kepler's Model of the Solar System
The Purpose of This Work
Dates
Keplerian Orbit Theory
The Celestial Sphere
The Celestial Sphere
Celestial Motions
Celestial Coordinates
The Ecliptic Circle
Ecliptic Coordinates
The Signs of the Zodiac
Ecliptic Declinations and Right Ascenesions.
The Local Horizon and Meridian
Horizontal Coordinates
Meridian Transits
The Principal Terrestrial Latitude Circles
Equinoxes and Solstices
Terrestrial Climes
Ecliptic Ascensions
The Azimuth of Ecliptic Ascension Point
Ecliptic Altitude and Orientation
The Sun
The Moon
Lunar-Solar Syzygies and Eclipses
The Superior Planets
The Inferior Planets
Planetary Latitudes
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Richard Fitzpatrick 2008-02-25
