Which is a correct statement about Aristotle's and Ptolemy's models of the solar system?(1 point)

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Aristotle's model put the Sun at the center.
Aristotle's model put the Sun at the center.

Ptolemy's model involved epicycles moving along perfect circles.
Ptolemy's model involved epicycles moving along perfect circles.

Ptolemy's model was never useful because it was incorrect.
Ptolemy's model was never useful because it was incorrect.

Aristotle's model involved epicycles moving within crystalline spheres.

Answer 1

The correct statement about Aristotle's and Ptolemy's models of the solar system is:

Ptolemy's model involved epicycles moving along perfect circles.

Aristotle's model placed the Earth at the center of the universe (geocentric model), and his model did not incorporate epicycles or crystalline spheres in the same way that Ptolemy did. Ptolemy expanded on the geocentric model by introducing epicycles to explain the apparent retrograde motion of planets, and his model was widely used and considered useful for centuries despite being incorrect in the context of modern astronomy.