Ancient People and Contributions
•Plato  427 – 347 B.C. Simple motion using spheres Perfection of the heavens,
•Eudoxus 390 – 337 B.C. Retrograde motion
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•Aristotle 384   – 322 B.C. Shape of Earth, Multiple Spheres
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•Eratosthenes  ~200 B.C. Size of the Earth
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•Ptolemy   ~150 A.D. Models for planetary motion