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Carman, Christian Carlos
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2023-03-14T12:30:21Z
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2010-09
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Carman, Christian Carlos; On the determination of planetary distances in the ptolemaic system; Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd; International Studies in the Philosophy of Science; 24; 3; 9-2010; 257-265
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0269-8595
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http://hdl.handle.net/11336/190437
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In 1975, Imre Lakatos and Elie Zahar claimed that the determination of planetary distances represents excess empirical content of Copernicuss theory over that of Ptolemy. This claim provoked an interesting discussion during the first half of the 1980s. The discussion started when Alan Chalmers affirmed that it is not correct to attribute this advantage to the Copernican system over the Ptolemaic. Other scholars criticized Chalmerss assertion, reaffirming the position of Lakatos and Zahar: one went even further, asserting that Copernicus has not one but two methods for calculating distances, even though this claim was subsequently also criticized. But all participants assumed that Ptolemy has no method for calculating planetary distances. In this article, I argue that this is not correct. I argue, in fact, that Ptolemy has two independent methods for calculating the distances of some of the planets and, therefore, as far as the calculation of planetary distances is concerned, Ptolemys system surpasses that of Copernicus.
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application/pdf
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eng
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Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd
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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/
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PLANETARY DISTANCES
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PTOLEMY
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COPERNICUS
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EMPIRICAL CONTENT
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Filosofía, Historia y Filosofía de la Ciencia y la Tecnología
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Filosofía, Ética y Religión
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HUMANIDADES
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On the determination of planetary distances in the ptolemaic system
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo
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info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
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2023-03-12T15:48:05Z
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1469-9281
dc.journal.volume
24
dc.journal.number
3
dc.journal.pagination
257-265
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Reino Unido
dc.journal.ciudad
Oxford
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Fil: Carman, Christian Carlos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Quilmes; Argentina
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International Studies in the Philosophy of Science
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info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02698595.2010.522408?journalCode=cisp20
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info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/https://doi.org/10.1080/02698595.2010.522408
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