CHEOPS: Exoplanet Characterization Mission

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Explores the inequality of seasons by examining the Earth's orbit and the causes of the seasons in architecture and gnomonics.

Explores epicyclic curves in astronomy, from ancient Greeks to Kepler, discussing Ptolemy's Almagest and Copernicus' heliocentric system.

Covers the geometric modeling of ellipses and their applications in architecture.

Explores time dilation effects in different reference frames and calculates spaceship speed.

Compares the geocentric and heliocentric models of the universe proposed by Ptolemy and Copernicus.

Explores the transition from epicyclic curves to Kepler's ellipses and the Copernican revolution in astronomy.

Covers the properties and applications of ellipses in astronomy and mathematics, including Kepler's laws and practical construction methods.

Explores the invention of instruments by artists like Albrecht Dürer to draw complex curves and lines not achievable with a ruler.

Explores the historical use of conic sections and gnomonics in ancient sundials and astronomical instruments.

Covers motion in the plane, cable mass, wrapping, apparent diameters of celestial bodies, and solar eclipse phenomena.

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