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In-depth: Phases of Venus
In the Ptolemaic system, Venus moved on an epicycle between the Earth and the Sun, a path whose center was aligned with the Sun's mean position. The epicycle served to describe the planet's Zodiacal motion; but it also implied phenomena invisible to the naked eye. If Venus had been a sphere [...]
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Type of item
- In depth
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Type of item
- In depth
Providing institution
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Rights
- © Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Issue date
- 2010
- 2010
Identifier
- urn:imss:indepth:100147
Format
- text/image
Language
- eng
- ita
Is referenced by
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/object/GalileoGalileiSidereusNunciusFacsimile.html
Year
- 2010
Providing country
- Italy