Greek astronomical calendars. V: The motion of the Sun in the Parapegma of Geminos and in the Romaka-Siddhānta (Q1062664)
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Greek astronomical calendars. V: The motion of the Sun in the Parapegma of Geminos and in the Romaka-Siddhānta (English)
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1985
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Greek and Indian texts happen to tell the number of days the Sun needs to move along the Ecliptic by one sign \((30^ 0)\) for each 12 signs. A finite Fourier series can specify this movement in terms of a geocentric eccentric circular orbit. The values of the eccentricity and the apogee derived in this way reveal which particular version of the geocentric theory underlies a given text.
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geocentric solar orbit
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Fourier analysis
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finite Fourier series
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