Describe How Ptolemy's Geocentric Model Accounted for the Retrograde Motions

question 35

Essay

Describe how Ptolemy's geocentric model accounted for the retrograde motions of the planets.

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Upsloping

A description for a curve or a line on a graph that shows a positive relationship between two variables, indicating that as one variable increases, the other also increases.

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Price

is the amount of money expected, required, or given in payment for something, reflecting the value that must be exchanged to obtain a good or service.

Quantity Demanded

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