The Greek mathematician Ptolemy devised a
A) sundial.
B) geocentric model for the solar system.
C) heliocentric model for the solar system.
D) method to measure Earth's radius.
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Q46: Observers on Earth see occasional retrograde motion
Q47: The epicycle, in the Greek planetary model,
Q48: Retrograde motion of a planet is
A) westward
Q49: Viewed from Earth, Mars is
A) always above
Q50: When the planet Mars is moving in
Q52: If an observer were observing Earth's motion
Q53: In the geocentric model of the solar
Q54: Which of these objects does NOT experience
Q55: In the path of Mars against the
Q56: When viewed from Earth, the celestial sphere
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