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> Thus the cosmic acceleration deduced from supernovae may be an artefact of our being non-Copernican observers, rather than evidence for a dominant component o
by glial 5y ago
> Thus the cosmic acceleration deduced from supernovae may be an artefact of our being non-Copernican observers, rather than evidence for a dominant component of “dark energy” in the Universe.
Could someone help me understand what the meaning of “non-Copernican” is in this context?
- lisper 5y agoStart with this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copernican_principle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copernican_principle If that doesn't clear it up LMK and I'll try for a more ELI5-llike explanation.