Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

To: discostu

The sun actually is moving, but that doesn’t account for the relative motion resulting in a “sunrise”.

Language is human centric, and always will be. There wasn’t a need or a will to change the term post-Copernicus.


47 posted on 04/29/2022 8:48:41 AM PDT by Rinnwald
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 21 | View Replies ]


To: Rinnwald

And convenience centric. There really is no quick phrase for what’s really happening. So sun rise it is.


50 posted on 04/29/2022 8:51:51 AM PDT by discostu (like a dog being shown a card trick)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 47 | View Replies ]

To: Rinnwald

And whether or not it’s moving is arbitrary anyway. It’s all dependent on your coordinate definition. It’s not like you can go out in space and there’s a giant pair of X and Y axes out there.


69 posted on 04/29/2022 9:18:50 AM PDT by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 47 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson