Philosophy 167: Class 1 - Part 10 - Ptolemy's Great Contribution: the Bisection of the Eccentricity.

Smith, George E. (George Edwin), 1938-

2014-09-02

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  • 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."

    Duration: 7:38 minutes.

    Segment: Class 1, Part 10.
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