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THE PLANETS By Hugh Thurston Pages Inner planets What we see of Venus 1 to 2 Babylonians, Mayas, Chinese 2 to 4 Mercury 4 to 5 Outer planets What we see 5 Babylonian treatment 5 to 8 Babylonian synodic arcs 9 Geometrical treatments Eudoxus 10 Ptolemy 11 to 24 The Hindus 24 to 27 The Arabs 27 to 28 Modern comments 29 to 33

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  • THE PLANETS

    By

    Hugh Thurston

    Pages

    Inner planets

    What we see of Venus 1 to 2

    Babylonians, Mayas, Chinese 2 to 4

    Mercury 4 to 5

    Outer planets

    What we see 5

    Babylonian treatment 5 to 8

    Babylonian synodic arcs 9

    Geometrical treatments

    Eudoxus 10

    Ptolemy 11 to 24

    The Hindus 24 to 27

    The Arabs 27 to 28

    Modern comments 29 to 33