Saving the Apperances

• Planetary Motion


  The most widely accepted principles of Greek philosophers
• Planetary Motion


  motion says that the planets are moving in ‘perfectly’ circular motion.
• Planetary Motion


  apparent motion of the planets.

  
• Plato


  is an ancient Greek philosopher and a famous student of Socrates who served as the teacher of Aristotle.
• Plato


  He proposed that the apparent irrational motion of the planets may be due to the fact that they move in several circular tracks.
• Plato


  His idea of planetary motion includes the combination of orbits within orbits where the planetary object move in clockwise turns within one track.
• Plato


  He believed that this could result in the formation of regular geometrical models of the irregular behavior of the planetary objects.
• Saving the Appearances


  This idea of discovering order from disorder motion of the planets is coined as
• Plato


  He thoroughly explained that stars seem to rotate around the earth in ‘perfect’ path.
• Plato


  He also mentioned the presence of wandering ‘stars’ that travel across the sky which exhibit irregular patterns of motion throughout the year.
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  TRUE OR FALSE - The theory of planetary motion assumed that the planets moved “perfectly” in a circular motion.
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  TRUE OR FALSE - Socrates is an ancient Greek philosopher and a famous student of Plato who served as the teacher of Aristotle.
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  TRUE OR FALSE - This idea of discovering order from disorder motion of the planets is coined as “saving the appearances” was devised by Aristotle.
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  TRUE OR FALSE - The apparent motions of the planets were based on the uniformity of their behavior as they moved in their orbits
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  TRUE OR FALSE - In Plato’s era, it was known that the planets move in an irregular manner.
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  TRUE OR FALSE - Plato’s primary question to his students goes like “If the planets move in a similar path and perfect circular motion, why there are still apparent irregular motions of the planets that ‘wander’ across the sky?”
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  TRUE OR FALSE - The idea of apparent irrational motion may be due to the fact that planets move in several circular tracks is one of Socrates’ works.
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  TRUE OR FALSE - Plato’s idea of planetary motion includes the combination of orbits within orbits wherein the planets move in clockwise turns within one track.
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  TRUE OR FALSE - Aristotle and Eudoxus are prominent students of Plato.
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  TRUE OR FALSE - Socrates served as the teacher of Plato.