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13 October, 00:17

Parallaxes of stars were not observed by ancient astronomers. How can this fact be reconciled with the heliocentric hypothesis?

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  1. 13 October, 00:26
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    The heliocentric hypothesis states that Earth moves around the Sun. Since the Earth moves, the star background should experience parallax, in a similar way a person notices parallax in the trees while moving in a forest.

    However parallax in stars was not observed by ancient astronomers, not because it doesn't exist, but because it is too small to measure.
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