Also known as: Astronomia mathematica, Theoretical Astronomy, Celestial Mechanics
The branch of science concerned with using geometric models and numerical calculations to predict the positions and motions of celestial bodies. During the Renaissance, it evolved from the Ptolemaic tradition toward the heliocentric and elliptical models of Copernicus and Kepler.
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