Dave Cushman wrote:
> 
>> The sun rotated around the earth
> 
> This was the 'best fit' observation, until it was noticed that the 
> planets moved oddly..

It's still a good fit! A modern astronomical ephemeris includes orbital 
elements for the sun, not the earth. As far as the practical 
astronomical calculator is concerned, the earth really is at the center 
of the solar system.

I'm not sure what this means except perhaps that many old and erroneous 
ideas persist in spite of scientific evidence to the contrary, because 
they fit what we see happening. Sometimes, anecdotal evidence really 
does trump science.

George-
Whitefield, Maine

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