On Dec 24, 12:13 am, Ernie Wright wrote:

"It is claimed" ...by whom? That seems like the most sensible place to
start a search for the primary source.
Absolutely correct! But I have had many discussions and I have
forgotten to ask the sources!

I'm skeptical that you'll find a satisfactory source for this anecdote,
though. It's a little too good to be true.

Yes indeed! Isn't it? Aristotle accepted that the phenomena could be
explained by an Earth rotating around its axis. But his arguments
against a rotating Erth were far too strong and of the nature that
Aristarchos could not answer. But Aristarchos was most likely too
smart and too audacious to accept Aristotle as an authority on
Astronomy. So he decided to eliminate Aristotles arguments by turning
the tables. He first proved that the Sun was definitely much larger
than the Earth and then ask the Geocentrists to prove that the Ox is
revolving around the tail.

Of cource this is speculation until we find this remark in a primary
source.

I am sure I heard it from somewhere (It is impossible for me to make
up this kind of things).
But where?

Thank you for the answer mr Ernie Wright