Earth turns around in the aether

An example of a historical idea that would now be considered an alternative conception,

"As the earth turns round each point of her superficies describes a Circle in the contiguous aether…"

John Flamsteed (1975) Lecture 13, 4 May 1682, in The Gresham Lectures of John Flamsteed (Editor: Eric G. Forbes), London: Mansell Information Publishing Ltd.

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Author: Keith

Former school and college science teacher, teacher educator, research supervisor, and research methods lecturer. Emeritus Professor of Science Education at the University of Cambridge.