Describe the retrograde motion of mars and how it was explained in terms of both a heliocentric and geocentric model of the solar system. Key terms to be included: relative velocitys of earth and mars, background stars and epicycles

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Q: Which evidence first supported the heliocentric model of the solar system? A. mapping of stars using…

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