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  2. Timeline of astronomy - Wikipedia

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    Al-Juzjani even proposed a solution to the problem. In al-Andalus, the anonymous work al-Istidrak ala Batlamyus (meaning "Recapitulation regarding Ptolemy"), included a list of objections to the Ptolemic astronomy. One of the most important works in the period was Al-Shukuk ala Batlamyus ("Doubts on Ptolemy"). In this, the author summed up the ...

  3. Timeline of Solar System astronomy - Wikipedia

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    c. 150 CE – Claudius Ptolemy completes his work Almagest, that codifies the astronomical knowledge of his time and cements the geocentric model in the West, and it remained the most authoritative text on astronomy for more than 1,500 years.

  4. Timeline of cosmological theories - Wikipedia

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    This timeline of cosmological theories and discoveries is a chronological record of the development of humanity's understanding of the cosmos over the last two-plus millennia. Modern cosmological ideas follow the development of the scientific discipline of physical cosmology .

  5. Canon of Kings - Wikipedia

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    Ptolemy I Soter (Ptolemy, son of Lagus): 304–285 BC; Ptolemy II Philadelphus: 284–247 BC; Ptolemy III Euergetes: 246–222 BC; Ptolemy IV Philopator: 221–205 BC; Ptolemy V Epiphanes: 204–181 BC; Ptolemy VI Philometor: 180–146 BC; Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II: 145–117 BC; Ptolemy IX Soter II: 116–81 BC; Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysus: 80 ...

  6. Historical models of the Solar System - Wikipedia

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    Ptolemy attempted to resolve the Planetary motion dilemma in which the observations were not consistent with the perfect circular orbits of the bodies. Ptolemy adopted the Apollonius' epicycles as solution. [48] Ptolemy emphasised that the epicycle motion does not apply to the Sun. His main contribution to the model was the equant points. He ...

  7. Timeline of astronomical maps, catalogs, and surveys

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    Timeline of astronomical maps, catalogs and surveys. c. 1800 BC — Babylonian star catalog (see Babylonian star catalogues) c. 1370 BC; Observations for the Babylonia MUL.APIN (an astro catalog). [1] c. 350 BC — Shi Shen's star catalog has almost 800 entries; c. 300 BC — star catalog of Timocharis of Alexandria

  8. Timeline of discovery of Solar System planets and their moons

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    The timeline of discovery of Solar System planets and their natural satellites charts the progress of the discovery of new bodies over history. Each object is listed in chronological order of its discovery (multiple dates occur when the moments of imaging, observation, and publication differ), identified through its various designations (including temporary and permanent schemes), and the ...

  9. Timeline of telescope technology - Wikipedia

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    2nd century AD — Ptolemy (in his work Optics) wrote about the properties of light including: reflection, refraction, and colour. 984 — Ibn Sahl completes a treatise On Burning Mirrors and Lenses, describing plano-convex and biconvex lenses, and parabolic and ellipsoidal mirrors. [6] [7]