Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!microsoft!uw-beaver!cornell!vax135!ariel!houti!hogpc!houxm!hocda!spanky!burl!duke!unc!tim From: tim@unc.UUCP Newsgroups: net.religion,net.misc Subject: Re: Earth Centered Universe Message-ID: <5568@unc.UUCP> Date: Fri, 15-Jul-83 19:22:25 EDT Article-I.D.: unc.5568 Posted: Fri Jul 15 19:22:25 1983 Date-Received: Tue, 19-Jul-83 19:01:23 EDT References: grkermit.500 Lines: 18 I am not a physicist, but I do believe that the General Theory of Relativity, Einstein's final great work, extends relativity to accelerating frames of reference as well. This means that even accelerating bodies can be consistently considered as stationary, from their own point of view. The General Theory is not as well-accepted as the Special Theory, which provided relativity only for non- accelerating frames of reference. Thus, under the special theory, Earth can be considered stationary, that is, at the center of the universe. Of course, the Copernican model is still easier to calculate with, for most applications. ______________________________________ The overworked keyboard of Tim Maroney duke!unc!tim (USENET) tim.unc@udel-relay (ARPA) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill