A bit of a ghost of the day before. Mostly photos, these days, since I tend to use my words in real life now.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
A round of applause for Aryabhata!
Copernicus wasn't the first to think of a Sun-centered solar system. In the 5th century, the Indian astronomer Aryabhata wrote that the Earth circles the Sun, not the other way around as the rest of the world thought. Now wasn't he just smart?
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