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    and has been attributed to the Pythagorean philosopher Philolaus. The system has been called "the first coherent system in which celestial bodies move...
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    Philolaus (category Pythagoreans of Magna Graecia)
    today about the Pythagorean astronomical system is derived from Philolaus's views. He may have been the first to write about Pythagorean doctrine. According...
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    Pythagoreanism originated in the 6th century BC, based on and around the teachings and beliefs held by Pythagoras and his followers, the Pythagoreans...
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    represented in the early form of cave markings and drawings, calendars and astronomical symbols. Then books and written records became the main source of information...
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    Counter-Earth (category Hypothetical bodies of the Solar System)
    Sun. Pythagorean astronomical system Globus Cassus Co-orbital moon Fictional planets of the Solar System Nemesis (hypothetical star) Pythagoreans are thought...
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    cosmographical systems more generally. However, various alternatives appeared at one time or another. For example, the Pythagorean astronomical system, as proposed...
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    intellectual dominance in the Pythagorean school in Ancient Greece in the 5th century BC. Meanwhile, the Pythagorean astronomical system proposed the Earth and...
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  • Laconia Pythagoras the Spartan Pythagorean astronomical system Pythagorean interval Pythagorean tuning Pythagoreanism Pythagoreion Pytheas Pythia Pythian...
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    Heliocentrism (also known as the heliocentric model) is a superseded astronomical model in which the Earth and planets revolve around the Sun at the center...
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    \beta .\end{aligned}}} The law of cosines generalizes the Pythagorean theorem, which holds only for right triangles: if γ {\displaystyle \gamma...
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