In the Geocentric Model for the Solar System Developed by Ptolemy

question 105

Multiple Choice

In the geocentric model for the solar system developed by Ptolemy, to what does the word "deferent" refer?

• A) distance of the center of the epicycle from the center of Earth
• B) small circle about which a planet moves while the center of the circle moves around Earth
• C) distance of offset between the center of Earth and the center of a planet's orbit
• D) large circle (orbit) that carries the planet around Earth while the planet itself is moving in a smaller circle

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