The Ptolemaic model of the universe:. Physics & Astronomy

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Physics & Astronomy

describes the orbits of the planets as being ellipses, not circles.
is the basis of our modern cosmology.
could not account for the stellar parallax observed by Hipparchus
always kept Mars and Mercury between the Earth and Sun.
explained and predicted the motions of the planets with deferents and epicycles

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