Some examples of word usage: deferents
1. The deferents of the planets were believed to be part of the Ptolemaic model of the solar system.
- Los deferentes de los planetas se creía que eran parte del modelo ptolemaico del sistema solar.
2. In medieval astronomy, deferents were used to explain the apparent retrograde motion of planets.
- En la astronomía medieval, se utilizaban los deferentes para explicar el aparente movimiento retrógrado de los planetas.
3. The deferents in the geocentric model were circles centered on the Earth.
- Los deferentes en el modelo geocéntrico eran círculos centrados en la Tierra.
4. Copernicus' heliocentric model did away with deferents and epicycles.
- El modelo heliocéntrico de Copérnico eliminó los deferentes y epiciclos.
5. The deferents and epicycles in the Ptolemaic system were used to account for the observed motions of the planets.
- Los deferentes y epiciclos en el sistema ptolemaico se utilizaban para dar cuenta de los movimientos observados de los planetas.
6. The deferents and epicycles were complex mathematical concepts used in ancient astronomy.
- Los deferentes y epiciclos eran conceptos matemáticos complejos utilizados en la astronomía antigua.