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JGIBBSON

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To adjust the speed of a planet, Ptolemy supposed that Earth was slightly off center and that the center of the epicycle moved such that it appeared to move at a constant rate as seen from a point called the equant.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Claudius Ptolemy discovered that the orbit of Mars is an ellipse.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false


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sultansheikh

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Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

True

Answer to Question 2

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Reply 2 on: Jul 27, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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