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Museo Galileo: Multimedia: Video: Arab Astronomy
Triggered by traditions of faith, followers of Islam needed a system in order to know which way to turn to Mecca for their five daily prayers. To do this, close attention to spherical trigonometry and Ptolemy's celestial model made the...
Institute and Museum of the History of Science
Museo Galileo: Eudoxus's System
This video explains Eudoxus's ideas about celestial movements. Click on the word 'Text' above the video to see a transcript. (3 min. 11 sec.)
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Museo Galileo: Multimedia: Video: Archimedean Screw
A short video demonstrates the workings of an Archimedean screw, or cochlea, a mechanical device for raising water, whose invention is traditionally attributed to the Greek mathematician Archimedes.
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Museo Galileo: Multimedia: Video: Copernican System
A video explaining the Copernican system of our solar system. [1:30]