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Who made the illusions that the idea that the earth beneath your feet spins?
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∙ 14y ago
The concept of the spinning earth isn't necessarily associated with the name of a single investigator.
More important at the moment is the apparent skepticism and outright hostility toward the concept that
seep inexorably from the question.
It's important to understand that the business of science is not to prove things true. It's to prove things false.
So far, up to the present moment of the present day, the theory of a spinning earth is accepted as fact,
because it explains so many observations, and predicts so many others that are confirmed by experiment.
It has not been proven true, and never can be ... not in a million years. But it can be proven false in one
second, simply by providing a single observation that shows the theory to be false.
That is the true job of the skeptic. Not to furrow his brow, smirk and grin, nip at the heels of science,
and imply with innuendo that science has some ulterior motive to spread falsehood. The skeptics job is to
provide counter-evidence that demonstrates the falsehood of the prevailing theory, and until he can do that,
to simply shut up and stay out of the way.
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Were all the planets in the solar system named after roman gods?
The only one that wasn't is Earth. And actually Earth is too. You see, "earth" also means the ground under your feet. The Latin word for that was "terra" and the Greek "gaea". Those were also the names of a Goddess who personified the earth beneath the ancient's feet. Gaea was the mother of the Titans.
Where on the earth do you stand to be in the center of the earth's rotation?
Stand at the South Pole, and look down at the ground beneath your feet.
How far down is the earths upper mantle?
It is just beneath the lithosphere, so about 200 feet.
Which best describes earths north magnetic pole?
The North Pole is located several hundred feet beneath the Arctic Ocean. It has only a physical location, and thus its shape would be a mathematical point.
How far is Venus from Earth in feet?
471,510,000,000
What is the rocky surface of earth beneath the feet called?
crust
Did Gaia created the earth in greek mythology?
Gaea (Gaia) IS the earth. She was the personification of the ground beneath our feet.
If the earth spins on its axis at 1100 mileshour what is the speed of the Earth's rotation in feet per second?
The Earth rotates once per day.
What is the Earth's location?
No matter where you, or I, or any memnber of my family is likely to ever go, the Earth will always be located directly beneath our feet.
When was The Ground Beneath Her Feet created?
The Ground Beneath Her Feet was created in 1999-04.
How many pages does The Ground Beneath Her Feet have?
The Ground Beneath Her Feet has 592 pages.
What is the ISBN of The Ground Beneath Her Feet?
The ISBN of The Ground Beneath Her Feet by Salman Rushdie is 978-0965009829.
At what point of the earth will you position yourself so that you can see the earth rotate in a clockwise direction?
Stand at the South Pole, and look down at the ground beneath your feet.
Who was greek goddess Gaia?
Gaia was the primordial deity that was the personification of the earth; not just the planet, but literally the ground beneath the Greek's feet.
When was calcium carbonate first found?
As soon as men has started digging the earth beneath his feet, he must have encountered at least some calcium carbonate (calcite)
North American landmark which moves backwards?
Niagra Falls due to the erosion of the earth beneath the falls. It moves back about 3 feet each year.
What is an example sentence with the word beneath in it?
He sat beneath the tree.There is very hot molten magma under the surface beneath your feet.
