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> We don’t colloquially consider the Earth’s rotation or revolution. Wasn't this choice of reference frame the basis for that whole drama with Galileo, or am I
by marshray 2y ago
> We don’t colloquially consider the Earth’s rotation or revolution.
Wasn't this choice of reference frame the basis for that whole drama with Galileo, or am I misunderstanding?
- groby_b 2y agoWe discovered a couple of centuries later that there's more than one reference frame, you can choose, and the choice matters. It's been a pretty interesting development!