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In Order to Explain the Varying Speed of the Planets

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Question 32

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In order to explain the varying speed of the planets across the night sky,Ptolemy's model introduced:


A) elliptical orbits.
B) the equant.
C) the celestial sphere.
D) synodic months.

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