The Ptolemaic Model of the Universe

question 104

Multiple Choice

The Ptolemaic model of the universe:

• A)explained and predicted the motions of the planets with deferents and epicycles.
• B)is the basis of our modern cosmology.
• C)could not account for the stellar parallax observed by Hipparchus.
• D)describes the orbits of the planets as being ellipses, not circles.
• E)always kept Mars and Mercury between the Earth and Sun.

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