Philosophy 167: Class 1 - Part 10 - Ptolemy's Great Contribution: the Bisection of the Eccentricity.
Smith, George E. (George Edwin), 1938-
2014-09-02
Description
Synopsis: This video continues the discusion about Ptolemy and reviews further the bisection of eccentricity, concluding that Ptolemy is twice violating Aristotle; the earth is not in the center and the motions are not uniform.
Opening line: "All right let me go back now to Ptolemy and the bisection of the eccentricity."
