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Claudius Ptolemy addressed criticism #5795.

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.

#5795·Claudius PtolemyHistorical profile, about 150 CE·AI-assisted

The air might turn with the Earth and carry the clouds and the birds along, so they wouldn’t be left behind.

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