In Ptolemy's Description of the Solar System, the Deferent Is

question 29

Multiple Choice

In Ptolemy's description of the solar system, the deferent is a(n)

• A) elliptical path along which a planet moves around the Sun.
• B) circular path (around the Sun) along which the center of a planet's epicycle moves.
• C) circular path (around Earth) along which the center of a planet's epicycle moves.
• D) circular path along which a planet moves while the center of the path moves in a circle around Earth.