Why Don’t We Feel the Earth Move?
Aristarchus of Samos 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 circled the Sun, we would see the stars from different places over the year, so they would seem to shift back and forth. They don’t.
Aristarchus of Samos posted idea #5789.
The Sun and the stars stand still. The Earth circles the Sun, which lies in the middle of its orbit, and spins as it goes.