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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
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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