I read it at a news stand (cheapskate that I am).
Some of the key issues I recalled and looked up :
Copernicus (1543) : Not actually improved until Newton's theory of gravity
(1687) explained how the earth could be moved in its orbit, Bessel's parallax
(1838) observation got the distance to to
Wait until everyone realizes the Earth is not round...:)
On Wednesday, February 5, 2014, H Veeder wrote:
> Scientific American recently published an article called The Case against
> Copernicus.
>
> http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-case-against-copernicus/
>
> < opposition to this r
Scientific American recently published an article called The Case against
Copernicus.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-case-against-copernicus/
<>
If you don't have subscription access this blog provides a decent summary
of the article but it also covers more philosophical ground t
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