In Ptolemy's view of the universe, a planet moves on an epicycle whose center moves around the Earth on the deferent circle.
A)Correct
B)FALSE; Ptolemy put the Sun at the center.
C)FALSE; The planet stays on the deferent circle.
D)FALSE; Earth is at the center of the epicycle.
E)FALSE; Both c and d are correct.

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This is the correct description of Ptolemy's model of the universe, where planets move on an epicycle (a smaller circle) whose center moves around the Earth on the deferent circle (a larger circle).

In Ptolemy's View of the Universe, a Planet Moves on an Epicycle