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Each planet moves on an epicycle that in turn moves on a deferent that circles around Earth.

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Which planets have retrograde?

If you mean "retrograde rotation", they are Venus and Uranus.


What planet has a retrograde revolution?

Retrograde refers to a planetary movement in which specific planets turn in a different direction than others. Planets with retrograde movements are Uranus and Venus.


What two planets that retrograde motion around the sun?

Mercury and Venus are the two planets that retrograde motion around the sun.


Which planet rotate in retrograde motion?

Uranus and Venus are the two planets in our solar system that have a retrograde rotation. All of the planets orbit the Sun.


Which planets orbit in a retrograde rotation?

Venus and Uranus are two planets in our solar system that have a retrograde rotation, meaning they rotate in the opposite direction of their orbit around the Sun. This retrograde motion is quite unique compared to the other planets which have a prograde rotation.


Which two planets have Retrograde motion?

Venus and Uranus have retrograde rotation.There are other meanings of retrograde motion, but retrograde rotation fits the question best.


Purpose of using epicycles and deferents to explain the motion of the planets in the night sky was to account?

Epicycles and deferents were used in early models of the universe to accurately predict the positions of planets in the sky without fully understanding the heliocentric model. They were an attempt to explain the apparent retrograde motion of planets without the advanced knowledge of elliptical orbits.


What two planets has retrograde rotation?

mercury and venus


What is the motinon called when planets move backwards?

retrograde


What is the planet that rotates by retrograde motion?

Actually, 3 planets rotate in a retrograde motion, which, by the way, means that they rotate East to West, or in a counterclockwise motion. Most planets rotate in a clockwise direction, or West to East. The three planets that rotate in a retrograde motion are Venus, Uranus and Pluto.venus


How did Copernicus explain the retrograde motions of the planets?

All the models explain retrograde motion because it is such an obvious phenomenon. In Copernicus's model an outer planet goes into retrograde motion when the inner planet overtakes it so that it appears from the inner planet to be going backwards along the ecliptic.


What planet spins in the opposite direction of the other planets in a solar system it is called .?

This is called retrograde rotation. Within our solar system, the planets of Venus and Uranus have retrograde rotation.