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Venus moved on an eccentric and epicycle, the same as outer planets, but the Center of the epicycle followed the mean sun. Mercury is more confusing, with a crank mechanism that brings the epicycle closer and farther in an ellipse throuout the year, there probably was an Equant too. Venus' model at least was very accurate, and I can't find Mercury's accuracy.

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