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Re: 22 June 1633: Galileo Forced to Recant Heliocentric Theory
From: der Mouse <mouse () rodents montreal qc ca>
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 16:27:38 -0400 (EDT)
In modern terms, we consider Galileo's views on heliocentricity to be no fundamental advance.
"We" do? I don't. I consider it a significant advance, largely because it put the conceptual centre somewhere non-"here". Just because "we" now disagree with the place chosen doesn't make letting go of "here = the centre" any less of an advance.
The Sun is no more the center of the universe than the Earth is (indeed, the question has no meaning, as apparently all locations can be equally regarded as the "center" of the universe).
Well, I'd say the question has meaning, just no answer. :-) (And even that only if our current cosmological theories are correct.) /~\ The ASCII der Mouse \ / Ribbon Campaign X Against HTML mouse () rodents montreal qc ca / \ Email! 7D C8 61 52 5D E7 2D 39 4E F1 31 3E E8 B3 27 4B _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
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