In Ptolemy's Description of the Solar System,the Deferent Is A(n)

Multiple Choice

In Ptolemy's description of the solar system,the deferent is a(n)

A) circular path (around the Sun) along which the center of a planet's epicycle moves.
B) circular path (around Earth) along which the center of a planet's epicycle moves.
C) elliptical path along which a planet moves around the Sun.
D) circular path along which a planet moves while the center of this circular path itself moves in a circle around Earth.