Parallax effects are a surprisingly good reason to reject heliocentrism. Wrong, of course, but it does seem to fail the sniff test—and about all the Greeks had to work with were sniff tests of varying sophistication.
Although now I kind of wonder how Aristarchus’ critics explained his observations.
Parallax effects are a surprisingly good reason to reject heliocentrism. Wrong, of course, but it does seem to fail the sniff test—and about all the Greeks had to work with were sniff tests of varying sophistication.
Although now I kind of wonder how Aristarchus’ critics explained his observations.