planets are made from ether

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Categories: Alternative conceptions

An example of an historical scientific conception:

"…Johann Helvius in 1668 reasoned that planets were made from perfect aether, but had to spin to be everlasting, otherwise the heat of the Sun would damage them."

Nigel Calder (1980) The Comet is Coming! The feverish legacy of Mr Halley. BBC

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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.