Multiple Choice
What was the reason for using epicycles and deferents to explain the motion of the planets in the night sky?
A) prograde motion
B) Mercury and Venus's limited angular distance from the Sun
C) retrograde motion
D) non-uniform speed of the planets in their orbits
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