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That's an intuitive way to put it, ironic considering epicycles themselves are viewed as the opposite.


When you run into physics/astronomy people mentioning epicycles, it's not ironic, it's saying that we're missing out on a simpler rule.


Clearly I'm referring to how the idea of epicycles themselves are viewed by the general population.




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