41. Copernicus eliminated Ptolemy's somewhat-maligned equant but at a cost of additional epicycles. 42. Epicycles using the Tusi-couple, thus eliminating the Ptolemaic eccentrics and equant . ]] 43. This was largely because it sold part of its stake in Equant NV, a data communications company. 44. France Telecom rose 7.9 percent and data-networking company Equant advanced 7.6 percent. 45. Orange Business Services became the brand for all its business services offerings worldwide, replacing the Equant brand. 46. In his work, he indicated the so-called " equant " problem of the Ptolemic model. 47. Similarly, a spokesman for Equant said the company did not comment on " market rumors ." 48. It was unclear Tuesday just how much France Telecom or Global Crossing would be willing to pay for Equant . 49. Equant _ which says its network is the largest in the world _ has a presence in 220 nations.50. Equant , formerly known as Scitor, is part of the Sita Equant Holdings NV group of the Netherlands.
