MadSci Network: Astronomy |
I had a theory of how we could figure out that the Earth was revolving around the sun and not the sun around the Earth. I said thatif the we were Geocentric, then first) we would notice a tail of light about 8 minutes behind the sun, second) at one point in the year, the sun would be seen at 1 pm, but one half year later, the sun would be on the other side of the Earth . 3rd) The sun would not be able to revolve around the Earth fast enough to be in a 24 hour revolution around the Earth. I do not believe that the sun could move that fast. Please tell me if I am right or partially correct Thank You
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