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Definitions of epicycles in various dictionaries:

noun - a circle that rolls around (inside or outside) another circle

noun - a circle that rolls on the circumference of another circle

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Possible Crossword Clues
Circles rolling around other circles
Inner circles, in astronomy models

Last Seen in these Crosswords & Puzzles
Oct 30 2014 L.A. Times Daily
Aug 22 2001 Universal

Possible Dictionary Clues
Plural form of epicycle.
a small circle whose centre moves round the circumference of a larger one.
A small circle whose centre moves round the circumference of a larger one.

Epicycles might refer to
In the Hipparchian and Ptolemaic systems of astronomy, the epicycle (from Ancient Greek: , literally upon the circle, meaning circle moving on another circle) was a geometric model used to explain the variations in speed and direction of the apparent motion of the Moon, Sun, and planets. In particular it explained the apparent retrograde motion of the five planets known at the time. Secondarily, it also explained changes in the apparent distances of the planets from the Earth. * It was first proposed by Apollonius of Perga at the end of the 3rd century BC. It was developed by Apollonius of Perga and Hipparchus of Rhodes, who used it extensively, during the 2nd century BC, then formalized and extensively used by Ptolemy of Thebaid in his 2nd century AD astronomical treatise the Almagest. * Epicyclical motion is used in the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient Greek astronomical device for compensating for the elliptical orbit of the Moon, moving faster at perigee and slower at apogee than circ

Epicycles might refer to

In the Hipparchian and Ptolemaic systems of astronomy, the epicycle (from Ancient Greek: , literally upon the circle, meaning circle moving on another circle) was a geometric model used to explain the variations in speed and direction of the apparent motion of the Moon, Sun, and planets. In particular it explained the apparent retrograde motion of the five planets known at the time. Secondarily, it also explained changes in the apparent distances of the planets from the Earth.
* It was first proposed by Apollonius of Perga at the end of the 3rd century BC. It was developed by Apollonius of Perga and Hipparchus of Rhodes, who used it extensively, during the 2nd century BC, then formalized and extensively used by Ptolemy of Thebaid in his 2nd century AD astronomical treatise the Almagest.
* Epicyclical motion is used in the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient Greek astronomical device for compensating for the elliptical orbit of the Moon, moving faster at perigee and slower at apogee than circ

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