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Well, the funny thing is Copernicus posits just about as many epicycles in his theory as previous geocentric theories. Only Kepler’s discovery of the equal area
by fiddlerwoaroof 2y ago
Well, the funny thing is Copernicus posits just about as many epicycles in his theory as previous geocentric theories. Only Kepler’s discovery of the equal area law and elliptical orbits successfully banishes epicycles.
- aeneasmackenzie 2y agoThe history of these discoveries is fascinating and shows that Kuhn’s scientific revolutions idea is wrong but it’s always rounded off to “Copernicus and Galileo” and doesn’t even get them right