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how did ptolemy modify aristotle's geocentric model to account for the motions of the planets against the background stars?
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how did ptolemy modify aristotle's geocentric model to account for the motions of the planets against the background stars?

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modified Aristotle view by making small circle around point that orbited the earth

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This small circle he made about earth orbit were called epicycles and they allowed the earth move backward relative to the background stars

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