BC Planetary Motion Timeline

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    eratosthenes

    was the first person to measure the world (25000 circumference) with parellel sun rays
  • Sep 18, 1500

    seasons

    people used stones in a circle to mark summer and winter solstices
  • aristotle

    the guy that found that planets move at a constant speed around small circles called epicycels
  • pythagoras

    greek scientist responsible for the harmony of spheres.
  • stars align

    aborigonal people used rocks to align with stars