deferent and epicycle system

GPTKB entity

Statements (15)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomical model
gptkbp:component deferent
epicycle
gptkbp:describes planetary motion
gptkbp:explains retrograde motion
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label deferent and epicycle system
gptkbp:influenced medieval astronomy
gptkbp:originatedIn Ancient Greece
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Claudius_Ptolemy
gptkbp:replacedBy heliocentric model
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Ptolemaic_system
geocentric model
gptkbp:usedUntil 16th century
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ptolemaic_astronomy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7