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From: tim@unc.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Earth Centered Universe
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Date: Fri, 15-Jul-83 19:22:25 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jul 15 19:22:25 1983
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    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.

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