JBI wrote in :

On 1/22/19 10:54 AM, Quadibloc wrote:
On Monday, January 21, 2019 at 3:09:14 PM UTC-7, Gerald
Kelleher wrote:
Perhaps the one issue which distinguishes the astronomy I
practice from celestial sphere enthusiasts is that I
incorporate the inner solar system and the central Sun rather
than restricting the view to the distant stars as the original
Sun centred astronomers did or worse still, the motion of the
stars in stellar circumpolar motion which tries to reference
the Earth's rotation to 'above' and the local horizon .

The world will be better for this
That one man, scorned and covered with scars
Still strove, with his last ounce of courage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQizNZKiyYs

The only problem is that this song is from the Broadway play
"Man of La Mancha", which is adapted from the novel _Don
Quixote_... about a man who charges at windmills in the
mistaken belief that they are some sort of monster menacing the
countryside.

The Earth's orbit around the Sun is elliptical, so the
direction from the Earth to the Sun doesn't change uniformly.
To treat the Earth as a physical rotating body, following the
same laws as a child's top, one can't use a complicated
variable reference, which is why the fixed stars must be used
instead.

And as this leads to the *right answers*, empiricists rest
content that they are doing the right thing.

John Savard


I'm only going to comment once on this, but I've been reading
this guy's posts for years and I still cannot understand a thing
he's trying to say.

Don't feel bad. He doesn't either.

Kudos to anyone who does, but I think it's
a failing effort.

If there's anyone who does, they should take their meds, too. Gerry
is . . . not quite right in the head.

Ok, only time I'm going to comment on this,
so done.

Heh.

--
Terry Austin

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"Terry Austin: like the polio vaccine, only with more asshole."
-- David Bilek

Jesus forgives sinners, not criminals.