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"The Earth is firmly fixed; it shall not be moved."
- Psalms 104:5
"But to affirm that the Sun is really fixed in the center of the heavens and that the Earth revolves very swiftly around the Sun is a dangerous thing, not only irritating the theologians and philosophers, but injuring our holy faith and making the sacred scriptures false."
- Robert Bellarmine, Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and the foremost Vatican theologian of the seventeeth century.
"The doctrine of the movements of the earth and the fixity of the sun is condemned on the ground that the Scriptures speak in many places of the sun moving and the earth standing still... I think that in the discussion of natural problems we ought to begin not with the Scriptures, but with experiments and demonstrations."
- Galileo
"To assert that the earth revolves around the sun is as erroneous as to claim that Jesus was not born of a virgin."
- Cardinal Bellarmine, during the trial of Galileo, 1615
"Because I have been enjoined, by this Holy Office, to abandon the false opinion that the Sun is the center and immovable, ...I abjure, curse, and detest the said errors and heresies...contrary to the said Holy Church."
- Galileo Galilei, recanting under threat of torture and death by the Holy Church, June 22, 1633
Basically Copernicus proved the earth went around the sun. The bible said otherwise, and when Galileo pushed the matter the church got pissed.
They apologized in the 90's, nearly 400 years later, after banning Galileo's writings for 200 years.
"The church says the earth is flat, but I know that it is round, for I have seen the shadow on the moon, and I have more faith in a shadow than in the church."
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What is the moon doing while earth is orbiting the sun?
while the earth is orbiting the sun the moon is orbiting the earth
What is earth orbiting the sun?
Earth orbiting the sun is a planet that is attracted to a star.
What force is responsible for the moon orbiting around the earth and earth orbiting around the sun?
The force of gravity causes the moon to orbit the Earth, and the Earth to orbit the sun.
When does the moon rotate around the sun?
All the time. (The moon is actually orbiting around the Earth, which is orbiting around the sun)
What is the word for the earth orbiting the sun?
the rotating is the word
What is the moon doing while earth is orbiting the sun?
while the earth is orbiting the sun the moon is orbiting the earth
What is earth orbiting the sun?
Earth orbiting the sun is a planet that is attracted to a star.
Is the moon on top of the sun?
No, it is orbiting our Earth, which is orbiting our Sun.
What is in orbit with the Earth?
The moon. The earth is in orbit around the sun, but the moon goes with it, orbiting the earth directly and orbiting the sun indirectly.
What force is responsible for the moon orbiting earth and earth orbiting the sun?
The force of gravity.
In which season is the earth and orbit from the sun?
The earth is always orbiting the sun.
What force is responsible for the moon orbiting around the earth and earth orbiting around the sun?
The force of gravity causes the moon to orbit the Earth, and the Earth to orbit the sun.
What takes longer to orbit the Sun the Moon or the Earth?
Technically, the moon isn't orbiting the sun. The moon is orbiting the Earth that is orbiting the sun. I guess someone should have paid more attention in elementary school!!!
What is movement of the earth around the sun called?
When the Earth moves around the Sun, we say that it is orbiting the Sun.
Is NASA going to orbit the sun?
You see, as it turns out the whole planet of earth is orbiting the sun, not just NASA. We have been effectively orbiting the sun since it has existed. So to answer your question, yes, NASA will be orbiting the sun, has orbited the sun, and is currently orbiting it.
When does the moon rotate around the sun?
All the time. (The moon is actually orbiting around the Earth, which is orbiting around the sun)
Does earth orbit any planet?
No, Earth is a planet orbiting the Sun.
