One unsatisfactory feature of the Ptolemaic description of the planetary system, particularly from a philosophical point of view, was:
A) that it needed continuous updating of the parameters of epicycle and deferent sizes and speeds to match planetary motions over time periods of more than one or two decades.
B) the fact that, although it described planetary motions in general, it could not be used for prediction of future planetary positions.
C) the requirement of many unrelated parameters, such as epicycle and deferent sizes and speeds, with no unifying rules.
D) the fact that it placed Earth at the center of the system, whereas Greek philosophers were convinced that the Sun was at the center.
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