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Which idea did Ptolemy’s model use to explain why the planets appeared to move backward as they moved in their orbits? |
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Answer» tion:He ARGUED that planets MOVE on two sets of circles, a deferent and an epicycle. This explained retrograde motion while KEEPING the planets in their circular orbits around the Earth. Where this did not fit, PTOLEMY proposed an eccentric. |
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