harce t1_j4ltm89 wrote on January 16, 2023 at 5:06 PM Reply to comment by artie_pdx in TIL Aristarchus of Samos in the 3rd Century BCE was the first to present the model of the Sun as the center of our Solar system and also placed the other known planets in correct order of distance from the sun. He also correctly surmised that stars were other far distant suns. by CapnFancyPants Yeah, only the ones complaining about cancel culture tend to be in the same funclub as the ones who had a thing for burning at the stake the ones saying stuff they did not like. Permalink Parent 0
harce t1_j4ltm89 wrote
Reply to comment by artie_pdx in TIL Aristarchus of Samos in the 3rd Century BCE was the first to present the model of the Sun as the center of our Solar system and also placed the other known planets in correct order of distance from the sun. He also correctly surmised that stars were other far distant suns. by CapnFancyPants
Yeah, only the ones complaining about cancel culture tend to be in the same funclub as the ones who had a thing for burning at the stake the ones saying stuff they did not like.