Cosmic Perspective Fundamentals
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Choose the best answer to each of the following. Explain your reasoning.
In Ptolemy’s geometric model, the retrograde motion of a planet occurs when (a) Earth is about to pass the planet in its orbit around the Sun. (b) the planet actually goes backward in its orbit around Earth. (c) the planet is aligned with the Moon in our sky.
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