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David Abineri wrote:
After watching the Nova on Galileo again I am struck by a question thatOne explanation was that the moon was close enough to the earth to be
comes up in my classes every year for which I don't have a clear answer.
With all the pre Copernican emphasis on heavenly objects being based on
the "perfect sphere" what was the thinking at that time about the moon
which to the naked eye looks far from "perfect". How did the naked eye
appearance of the earth's moon fit with the "perfect spheres" ideas from
Ptolemy through Copernicus?
I would welcome any thoughts on this. Thanks,
David Abineri
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partially "Corrupted" and therefore was not a perfect sphere.\
James Mackey