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The only way for astronomers in ancient times to correlate what they could see in the heavens with the theory that the Earth was the center of the solar system was to invent very complicated orbits for the other planets, because sometimes they appeared to move backwards in the heavens. At around the same time, scientists evolved the idea that simpler explanations were better than complicated. So when Copernicus suggested that the complicated orbits could be vastly simplified if the Sun was the center of the solar system, and Earth is just one of the planets, it was quickly accepted (although not by the Church). At the time, there was no way to "prove" the Solar-centric theory, but it just did a better (simpler) job of explaining what was observed.

2007-05-03 08:11:22 · answer #1 · answered by Larry S 1 · 0 0

Strictly speaking, the contributors of the photo voltaic equipment rotates around the midsection of gravity of the completed photo voltaic equipment, on the point of the midsection of the daylight. which ability the daylight wobbles fairly because the planets substitute position. There are 2 forces on earth and different planets in orbit. the first is gravity stress. F= G*m1*m2/r^2. F= stress in newtons, Mass = kilograms, r = meters between the centers of the bodies. This stress is continually balanced with the help of inertia stress necessary to boost up the planet. This continually ends up in an ellipse for each planet orbit. The action of the earth will be utilized to degree the gap to the nearer stars with the help of the shift in position because the earth is going around the daylight, reported as parallax. yet another result's the addition of the earth action vector to that of the mild strolling back from diverse guidelines. This makes all stars interior an similar part of the sky to shift fairly an similar quantity. This ought to be corrected for in reading parallax. The rotation of the earth on its axis will be studied with the help of the Focault pendulum, that can swing in 360 ranges around the floor. It takes practically 24 hours on the poles and longer because the region is going in course of the equator, taking countless time there.

2016-11-24 23:20:34 · answer #2 · answered by hinokawa 4 · 0 0

Because motion is relative and from our viewpoint Earth seems to be at rest and the complex, ancient Greek model of epicycles on top of more epicyclyes could explain most of the observational movement of the planets. Besides we always make ourselves of too importance only to be robbed of this pride by science many times over. What's a better thought than we were the center of the universe?

2007-05-03 06:13:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

Study the religious thought of the time. The catholic church felt that God had made man as the most important creature anywhere, so why wouldn't he be at hte center of everything? A very dumb idea, but thats how they thought.

2007-05-03 06:20:27 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 1 0

It just seems obvious that Earth does not move, because we cannot feel it, so some people needed extraordinary proof that what seems so obviously true is in fact not true.

2007-05-03 06:31:18 · answer #5 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 1 0

Sorry, but your question is kinda vague. "More information" than what..?????

2007-05-03 06:15:49 · answer #6 · answered by Chug-a-Lug 7 · 0 0

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