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Celestial sphere and Timeline of astronomy

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Difference between Celestial sphere and Timeline of astronomy

Celestial sphere vs. Timeline of astronomy

In astronomy and navigation, the celestial sphere is an abstract sphere with an arbitrarily large radius concentric to Earth. Babylonian astronomers discover an 18.6-year cycle in the rising and setting of the Moon.

Similarities between Celestial sphere and Timeline of astronomy

Celestial sphere and Timeline of astronomy have 10 things in common (in Unionpedia): Diurnal motion, Eclipse, Geocentric model, Heliocentrism, Latitude, Longitude, Moon, Plato, Ptolemy, Solar System.

Diurnal motion

Diurnal motion (lit, from dies, lit. "day") is an astronomical term referring to the apparent daily motion of stars around Earth, or more precisely around the two celestial poles.

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Eclipse

An eclipse is an astronomical event that occurs when an astronomical object is temporarily obscured, either by passing into the shadow of another body or by having another body pass between it and the viewer.

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Geocentric model

In astronomy, the geocentric model (also known as geocentrism, or the Ptolemaic system) is a superseded description of the universe with Earth at the center.

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Heliocentrism

Heliocentrism is the astronomical model in which the Earth and planets revolve around the Sun at the center of the Solar System.

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Latitude

In geography, latitude is a geographic coordinate that specifies the north–south position of a point on the Earth's surface.

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Longitude

Longitude, is a geographic coordinate that specifies the east-west position of a point on the Earth's surface.

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Moon

The Moon is an astronomical body that orbits planet Earth and is Earth's only permanent natural satellite.

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Plato

Plato (Πλάτων Plátōn, in Classical Attic; 428/427 or 424/423 – 348/347 BC) was a philosopher in Classical Greece and the founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world.

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Ptolemy

Claudius Ptolemy (Κλαύδιος Πτολεμαῖος, Klaúdios Ptolemaîos; Claudius Ptolemaeus) was a Greco-Roman mathematician, astronomer, geographer, astrologer, and poet of a single epigram in the Greek Anthology.

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Solar System

The Solar SystemCapitalization of the name varies.

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Celestial sphere and Timeline of astronomy Comparison

Celestial sphere has 70 relations, while Timeline of astronomy has 232. As they have in common 10, the Jaccard index is 3.31% = 10 / (70 + 232).

References

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