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Dr Jack
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07-01-2004 12:09 PM 		Reply to: Message 148 by Melchior
07-01-2004 11:11 AM

Re: lazy, crazy speed of light
Actually you can get exactly the same results if you assumes the planets revolve around the sun and the sun revolves around the earth, and no experiment you can do will distinguish between the two.
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The reason we take the everything around the sun model is because it is more consistent, mathematically easier and it better reflects the physcial realities of what is going on. It is not however, the only model capable of completely and correctly modelling our solar system.
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07-01-2004 12:27 PM 		Reply to: Message 151 by Coragyps
07-01-2004 12:24 PM

Re: lazy, crazy speed of light
Oh yeah. It's a crazy way of looking at it, no question, but that's not really the point.
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