Quasi periodic motions from Hipparchus to Kolmogorov Giovanni Gallavotti (2001) Atti della Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali. Rendiconti Lincei. Matematica e Applicazioni The evolution of the conception of motion as composed by circular uniform motions is analyzed, stressing its continuity from antiquity to our days.