notgreat t1_j54g26v wrote on January 20, 2023 at 9:14 AM Reply to comment by BillSixty9 in Ancient humans and their early depictions of the universe: “It is no exaggeration to say that astronomy has existed as an exact science for more than five millennia,” writes the late science historian John North. by clayt6 Earth being a rock in space is ancient knowledge. What space is and the fact that there are lots of other rocks in space is much, much more recent. Permalink Parent 7
notgreat t1_j54g26v wrote
Reply to comment by BillSixty9 in Ancient humans and their early depictions of the universe: “It is no exaggeration to say that astronomy has existed as an exact science for more than five millennia,” writes the late science historian John North. by clayt6
Earth being a rock in space is ancient knowledge.
What space is and the fact that there are lots of other rocks in space is much, much more recent.