On Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at 7:40:32 PM UTC+1, Paul Schlyter wrote:

And when you use it, which definition do you use? If you use the same
definition, do you really believe that the question about whether the
Earth is flat or not has not yet been settled?



You are hapless individuals who hung your notions on the wrong star - in this case Polaris instead of the defining star for timekeeping which happens to be Sirius and not only its first annual appearance at dawn but that it skips an appearance by one day/rotation after 4 years.

The RA/Dec framework on which Sir Isaac hung his empirical agenda would get you lot out of the woods when it comes to predictions as it is based on the calendar framework but that is at odds with the 24 hour system and Lat/Long system which contains the facts of a round and rotating Earth -at the Equator for a 24,901 mile circumference that translates into 1037.5 mph.

It is not a question of being wrong, that in itself is fine, it is that none of you are the least bit interested in the old scheme which set in motion a type of pseudo-intellectual tyranny that has lasted longer than most political structures. You are, as it were, a curios bunch that have long since lost the ability to impress society in any meaningful way.