In both Hipparchian and Ptolemaic systems, the planets are assumed to
move in a small circle called an epicycle, which in turn moves along a
larger circle called a deferent.
Both circles rotate clockwise and are roughly parallel to the plane of the Sun's orbit (ecliptic). Despite the fact that the system is considered geocentric, each planet's motion was not centered on the Earth but at a point slightly away from Earth called the eccentric.
As an indication of exactly how good the Ptolemaic model is, modern planetariums are built using gears and motors that essentially reproduce the Ptolemaic model for the appearance of the sky as viewed from a stationary Earth.
In the planetarium projector, motors and gears provide uniform motion of the heavenly bodies. One motor moves the planet projector around in a big circle, which in this case is the deferent, and another gear or motor takes the place of the epicycle.
The Mayan Calendars works in the same way.
Ptolemy knew the planets orbited the Sun too and his model was never wrong they love to make out these Ancient Astronomers were ignorant but that is absolute rubbish!
They knew of the Heliocentric model but they also tracked the Great Year with the cycles and the movements of the Heavens using the Earth as the zero point,
The Sumerian's and the Maya knew of Pluto's existence before modern astronomers discovered it in 1930.
Adding to this..
Modern Science is disconnected with scientists only looking at a small portion of the large picture thus keeping the scientists from seeing the big picture while absolutely absorbed with one tiny part.
History would have it that our past ancestors were simple folk, as each new day dawns more and more evidence appears to show this is absolutely contrary to what we have been told.
Past civilizations and empires have been to this level before and fallen from greater heights that which we are at presently. Mankind is in some kind of daze about all of this. Man kind is sufficiently kept numb with propaganda dressed up as news.
EGG SHAPED DEFERENCE and EPICYCLE
Both circles rotate clockwise and are roughly parallel to the plane of the Sun's orbit (ecliptic). Despite the fact that the system is considered geocentric, each planet's motion was not centered on the Earth but at a point slightly away from Earth called the eccentric.
As an indication of exactly how good the Ptolemaic model is, modern planetariums are built using gears and motors that essentially reproduce the Ptolemaic model for the appearance of the sky as viewed from a stationary Earth.
In the planetarium projector, motors and gears provide uniform motion of the heavenly bodies. One motor moves the planet projector around in a big circle, which in this case is the deferent, and another gear or motor takes the place of the epicycle.
The Mayan Calendars works in the same way.
Ptolemy knew the planets orbited the Sun too and his model was never wrong they love to make out these Ancient Astronomers were ignorant but that is absolute rubbish!
They knew of the Heliocentric model but they also tracked the Great Year with the cycles and the movements of the Heavens using the Earth as the zero point,
The Sumerian's and the Maya knew of Pluto's existence before modern astronomers discovered it in 1930.
Adding to this..
Modern Science is disconnected with scientists only looking at a small portion of the large picture thus keeping the scientists from seeing the big picture while absolutely absorbed with one tiny part.
History would have it that our past ancestors were simple folk, as each new day dawns more and more evidence appears to show this is absolutely contrary to what we have been told.
Past civilizations and empires have been to this level before and fallen from greater heights that which we are at presently. Mankind is in some kind of daze about all of this. Man kind is sufficiently kept numb with propaganda dressed up as news.
EGG SHAPED DEFERENCE and EPICYCLE
It is curiously interesting because Mercury is connected to the intermediate consciousness ie (Hermes, Thoth, Moses) Therefore, the Divine were seeded through intermediate consciousness before they were materially created.
