Anton > 08-06-2022, 01:40 PM
(07-06-2022, 12:48 PM)Ruby Novacna Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Let me rephrase: is there any guarantee that this is Ptolemy's system?
Anton > 08-06-2022, 01:52 PM
(07-06-2022, 12:57 PM)Koen G Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.I'm not sure if any of the central faces can be argued to represent a moon (some of the non-central faces clearly do). I do agree with Anton's sentiment that the majority of them appear to represent suns.
Koen G > 08-06-2022, 04:00 PM
MarcoP > 08-06-2022, 04:58 PM
(08-06-2022, 04:00 PM)Koen G Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.All of the cases where we are certain that it is a moon have just one crescent though. Why would there be two? Doesn't the moon have at most one crescent?
And indeed, there is the ray situation, although these rays are different from the others in the MS.
Koen G > 08-06-2022, 05:49 PM
R. Sale > 08-06-2022, 06:03 PM
R. Sale > 08-06-2022, 06:43 PM
Aga Tentakulus > 17-10-2022, 07:40 PM
Hermes777 > 17-10-2022, 09:40 PM
(05-06-2022, 11:07 AM)Ruby Novacna Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.(04-06-2022, 04:36 PM)RobGea Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.No doubt other folks have suggested similar things but i cannot find any information.Indeed, it is better to search directly on a website or blog, it is faster.
(05-06-2022, 10:13 AM)MarcoP Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.I think the faces-as-planets idea (or something similar) is discussed in Nick's book.Also on his blog
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