Multiple Choice
Ptolemy's model for the solar system was
A) Earth-centered, with the Sun, the Moon, and the planets moving in ellipses in the sky.
B) Sun-centered, with elliptical planetary orbits.
C) Sun-centered, with the planets moving in circles around it.
D) Earth-centered, with planetary orbits composed of deferents and epicycles.
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