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Planetary Model

India · Science / Astronomy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1501

Nilakantha Somayaji1501

Kerala · Science / Astronomy

Nilakantha Somayaji presents an improved planetary model that gives Mercury and Venus motions around the Sun while retaining an Earth-centred framework.

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Nilakantha Somayaji

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