The Ptolemaic universe
May 13, 2023•Channel
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PublishedMay 13, 2023
Duration0:55
Video IDxT49axz7cMA
Languageen
CategoryEducation
PrivacyPublic
Made for KidsNo
Video TypeYouTube Short
Performance Metrics
Views6.3K
Likes240
Comments12
Engagement Rate3.98%
Likes per 100 views3.79
Comments per 1K views1.89
Description
In the Ptolemaic model the solar system, the planets orbited Earth on an elaborate system of linked circles. The larger ones were called deferents while the smaller ones were called epicycles.
The resulting picture was very cumbersome and complicated, but in its own way can still be appreciated as an early, struggling effort to understand our place in the physical universe.
Shown here is a simplified depiction.