Tag: Astronomy
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“The moon rotates on its axis” Oh, no it doesn’t!
Axial rotation describes a point on the edge of a plane that moves at right angles to its centre in a way that will cause it to first approach, then recede from any given direction. In other words, if you place a marker on a wheel standing on the ground, that marker will first travel…
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The God Equation
All astronomical measurement is only possible using predictable cycles of motion. A ‘Day’ is one turn of the Earth on its axis. A ‘Year’ is one cycle of the Earth round the Sun. There is also the moon’s cycle of 27.32 days, and Precession of the Equinoxes, which I will discuss later. Our measure of…