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Historical Astronomy


E2-37: PLATONIC SOLIDS AND KEPLER

Category: E2 Astronomy

Purpose: Visualize the Platonic solids and Kepler's dream for using them to explain planetary orbits.

E2-02: MEASUREMENT OF RADIUS OF EARTH

Category: E2 Astronomy

Purpose: Demonstrate how the radius of the earth can be measured using trigonometry.

E2-32: EPICYCLE MODEL - PTOLEMAIC SYSTEM OF PLANETS

Category: E2 Astronomy

Purpose: Illustrate the epicycle nature of Ptolemy's model of the solar system