In Ptolemy's view of the universe, a planet moves on an epicycle whose center moves around the Earth on the deferent circle
a. Correct
b. FALSE; Ptolemy put the Sun at the center.
c. FALSE; The planet stays on the deferent circle.
d. FALSE; The Earth is at the center of the epicycle.
e. FALSE; Both c and d are correct.
A
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