To: SunkenCiv
I realized that the AP-Yahoo story was already posted, but it did not contain the error that the Reuters story did about the Earth being a constant distance (hence a circular orbit) from the Sun.
The reason for my post was not the story itself, but to point out that the Reuters reporter/editor seemed unaware of a fact that has been known for about 400 years.
While I would not criticize the average person if they made this mistake in a conversation, I would expect some degree of fact-checking by one of the largest news organizations in the world.
20 posted on
02/02/2006 9:24:26 AM PST by
Freedumb
To: Freedumb
21 posted on
02/02/2006 9:40:04 AM PST by
SunkenCiv
(In the long run, there is only the short run.)
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