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This Astronomy Corner essay discusses the evolution from a geocentric model to a heliocentric model of the cosmos.  The author tells the history of this discovery beginning with the Greeks and ends with Kepler's laws of planetary motion.  The Astronomy Corner is at http://astro.isi.edu
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Metadata instance created March 19, 2004 by Kara Lehman
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B. Tung, (2001), WWW Document, (http://www.astronomycorner.net/games/kepler.html).
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B. Tung, Music of the Ellipses (2001), <http://www.astronomycorner.net/games/kepler.html>.
APA Format
Tung, B. (2001). Music of the Ellipses. Retrieved February 7, 2025, from http://www.astronomycorner.net/games/kepler.html
Chicago Format
Tung, Brian. Music of the Ellipses. 2001. http://www.astronomycorner.net/games/kepler.html (accessed 7 February 2025).
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Tung, Brian. Music of the Ellipses. 2001. 7 Feb. 2025 <http://www.astronomycorner.net/games/kepler.html>.
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