Epicycle

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Astronomical concept
gptkbp:component Geocentric model
gptkbp:criticizedFor gptkb:Copernicus
gptkb:Kepler
gptkbp:describes Apparent retrograde motion
gptkbp:etymology Greek 'epi' (upon) + 'kyklos' (circle)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Epicycle
gptkbp:mathematicalFormulationBy gptkb:Hipparchus
gptkbp:obsoletes Modern astronomy
gptkbp:originatedIn Ancient Greece
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Claudius_Ptolemy
gptkbp:relatedTo Deferent
gptkbp:replacedBy Heliocentric model
gptkbp:usedFor Explaining planetary motion
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Ptolemaic_system
gptkbp:visualizes Small circle whose center moves along a larger circle (deferent)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gyða_Valtýsdóttir
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7