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Who thought that planets moved in little circles which moved in bigger circle?
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What was Ptolemy trying to explain in his model by having the planets move on smaller circles that move on the bigger circles?
Ptolemy is trying to explain in his model that each circle represents 1 planet's rotation and it's a scale drawing of the distance apart from each one!
What was ptolemy trying to explain in his model by having the planets move move on circles that move on bigger circles?
Ptolemy is trying to explain in his model that each circle represents 1 planet's rotation and it's a scale drawing of the distance apart from each one!
Do moon orbits or circles the sun?
Moons orbit around its planet while the planets orbit the Sun, therefore moons circle the Sun.
21 How did Kepler deviate from the beliefs of Aristotle and Copernicus in his first law?
Johannes Kepler came up with his first law in 1618 which says that every planet moves in an ellipse with the Sun at one focus (an ellipse has two of these). It differs from earlier theories, which were not bad, just complicated, that the planets move in a system of circles. There would be a circle for the main orbit, then another small circle to allow for the fact that each planet is sometimes closer to the Sun or further away than normal, then another small circle to allow for the inclination of the orbit to the ecliptic, and so on. Circles were added to make the planets' observed positions agree with the predictions. Each planet moves round each of its small circles once in the time it takes to go right round its main circle. Copernicus's system with the Sun at the centre had a total of 48 circles for the planets out to Saturn.
Are ovals a circle?
Ovals are not circles.
What is the game called when you put the smaller circle on the bigger circle?
concentric circles
The earth and all the planets does what around the sun?
Circle around the sun some say the sun circles the planets but it does not
What was ptolemy trying to explain in his model by having the planets move on smaller circles that move on bigger circles?
Ptolemy is trying to explain in his model that each circle represents 1 planet's rotation and it's a scale drawing of the distance apart from each one!
What was Ptolemy trying to explain in his model by having the planets move on smaller circles that move on the bigger circles?
Ptolemy is trying to explain in his model that each circle represents 1 planet's rotation and it's a scale drawing of the distance apart from each one!
What was ptolemy trying to explain in his model by having the planets move move on circles that move on bigger circles?
Ptolemy is trying to explain in his model that each circle represents 1 planet's rotation and it's a scale drawing of the distance apart from each one!
Do moon orbits or circles the sun?
Moons orbit around its planet while the planets orbit the Sun, therefore moons circle the Sun.
What are circles within circles in aboriginal?
a circle
The diameter of a larger circle is 12M what is the area of the non shaded part There are tow shaded circles in a bigger one?
It is difficult to say since there is no image and it is not clear what part is shaded. But, if there is a circle with a 12 metre diameter which contains two equal circles which are as large as possible, then the shaded area is probably 56.55 square metres.
Are all circles similar?
Yes, all circles are similer, they all have 1 line, all the same shape, any quarter of a circle will always be 25%, but it the line is bigger they still have differances and similarities, e.g a circle can have a radius of 25cm while another can have a radius of 93984389569349billion miles
What is periphery of 5 circles in one circle?
If 5 circles are inside the one circle, then the periphery is of the one circle. The periphery depends on the diameter of the one circle. The number of circles inside won't make any difference.
How many circles of all sizes are in a circle with 25 1 inch circles?
a circle has 4 sides
What do you call a circle within a circle?
Concentric Circles?
