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The Sun and the Planets
Subsections
Introduction
Ptolemy's model
Copernicus's model
Kepler's model
Mathematical analysis
Introduction
Kepler's first law
Kepler's second law
Low eccentricity planetary orbits
The deferent-epicycle system
The Earth-Sun displacement vector
The Sun-Planet displacement vector
Summary
Comparison with observational data
Introduction
Observational data
The Sun
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Venus
Mercury
Conclusions
Richard Fitzpatrick 2006-07-28
