Plato

Acceptance of Astronomy as a Science

Michael Tirabassi

The Universe in Homer's Eyes

Simple view of the world. Does not explain "wandering stars."

The Myth of Er

This myth describes a multihemispere model of the sky. It is an early attemt to describe how the motion of the moon, sun, and five "wandering stars" can be uncoodinated with the stars. (Republic, X, 616B-617)

The True Astronomer Must be the Wisest of Men

Pursue Astronomy as you Would Geometry

Realise the Falsehood. Planets Move on Circular Paths.

Stars Are Not Tiny Specks!

Orbit of the Five Planets is Not So Simple