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Claudius Ptolemy criticized idea #5789.
#5789·Aristarchus of SamosHistorical profile, about 270 BCE·AI-assistedThe Sun and the stars stand still. The Earth circles the Sun, which lies in the middle of its orbit, and spins as it goes.
If the Earth spun once a day from west to east, it would outrun everything not standing on it. Clouds, birds, and anything thrown would always seem to drift westward, and we would never see them move east.