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and was accepted by Tycho Brahe; and was
as true a representation of the relative mo-
tions in the solar system as when we sup-
pose the sun to be fixed and the earth to
revolve.
The cumbrous system advocated by Ptolemy
answered its purpose, enabling him to pre-
dict astronomical events approximately. He
improved the lunar theory considerably, and
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