Michael Daly wrote: Ptolemy's > Earth-centered universe was pathetically flawed, yet correctly > predicted planetary positions for over 1500 years. > Pathetically? It was seemingly refuted by Galileo, but is certainly more relevant with theories of relativity and relevance of the position of the observer. In fact, I would venture to argue that New Jersey is the center of the universe- from my perspective, today anyway... -- ¤ Gabriel L Romeu ¤ http://studiofurniture.com + /diary or + /paint *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Jan 17 2002 - 06:30:48 PST
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