Retrograde motion was important in the development of our understanding of the solar system because:
A) it was not discovered until 1920.
B) it cannot be described with the geocentric model.
C) its description in terms of the heliocentric model is a great simplification in comparison with its description in terms of the geocentric model.
D) it happens only about once per century.
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