(May 5, 2016 at 1:08 pm)Drich Wrote:(May 5, 2016 at 8:39 am)Gawdzilla Wrote: One revolution around the Sun, same as always. Tapdancing does trump celestial mechanics.
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And how did one measure one rotation around the sun, when it was thought the sun revolved around the earth?
Doesn't matter from the pov of someone on this planet. Note where the Sun rises on a particular day, record how it rises in a different place half a year later, work out the difference until it begins again. All you need is a clear sky and a reason to notice such things - say an agrarian economy.
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