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Has the distance between the sun & earth changed?

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Re: Has the distance between the sun & earth changed?
« Reply #20 on: 19/07/2022 19:18:23 »
Quote from: Bored chemist on 19/07/2022 18:35:57
Quote from: CatherineMaguire on 19/07/2022 17:29:39
, a proof is that no book has mentioned it
That's not a proof.
Err, ok, then what would be from your point?
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Re: Has the distance between the sun & earth changed?
« Reply #21 on: 19/07/2022 19:56:05 »
Quote from: CatherineMaguire on 19/07/2022 19:18:23
Quote from: Bored chemist on 19/07/2022 18:35:57
Quote from: CatherineMaguire on 19/07/2022 17:29:39
, a proof is that no book has mentioned it
That's not a proof.
Err, ok, then what would be from your point?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_evidence

The problem with your idea is obvious.
No book has ever mentioned the table in my cellar.
But it exists.
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Re: Has the distance between the sun & earth changed?
« Reply #22 on: 19/07/2022 20:36:57 »
Quote from: Bored chemist on 19/07/2022 19:56:05
table in my cellar.
Good sarcasm, but it's obvious I meant scientific books, which teach about that distance and other stuff.
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Re: Has the distance between the sun & earth changed?
« Reply #23 on: 19/07/2022 20:39:25 »
Quote from: Halc on 19/07/2022 20:36:26
Quote from: CatherineMaguire on 19/07/2022 17:29:39
No distance changes happen, a proof is that no book has mentioned it.
Your school library must have a awfully pathetic astronomy section if not a single book mentions regular and cumulative orbital changes of Earth.

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However, scientists predict it will happen after 50+ years
What, the laws of physics will suddenly change in 50 years, diverting Earth from its previously absolute constant orbital distance to a changing one?
That's can be proved wrong since no book mentions it.

Oh, you didn't mean that. You mean that scientists predict that this will be written in a book 50 years from now, and thus only then will Earth be allowed to change its distance from the sun.
how can I know why in the source I read once it was written that it is expected to be changes in 50 years or more? I've said just the info I found
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Re: Has the distance between the sun & earth changed?
« Reply #24 on: 19/07/2022 21:02:29 »
Quote from: CatherineMaguire on 19/07/2022 20:36:57
Quote from: Bored chemist on 19/07/2022 19:56:05
table in my cellar.
Good sarcasm, but it's obvious I meant scientific books, which teach about that distance and other stuff.
It's not sarcasm.
It's pointing out a flaw in logic.
The fact that something is not written down doesn't tell you if it's true or false.
In 1850 no scientific book said "E=MC^2"


In reality the distance from the Earth to the Sun is continuously changing, it gets longer and shorter in a cyclic way (there are other complexities but that's the big change).

It is closest to the Sun in January.
https://nationaltoday.com/perihelion-day/
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Re: Has the distance between the sun & earth changed?
« Reply #25 on: 19/07/2022 21:41:26 »
Quote from: Bored chemist on 19/07/2022 21:02:29
Quote from: CatherineMaguire on 19/07/2022 20:36:57
Quote from: Bored chemist on 19/07/2022 19:56:05
table in my cellar.
Good sarcasm, but it's obvious I meant scientific books, which teach about that distance and other stuff.
It's not sarcasm.
It's pointing out a flaw in logic.
The fact that something is not written down doesn't tell you if it's true or false.
In 1850 no scientific book said "E=MC^2"


In reality the distance from the Earth to the Sun is continuously changing, it gets longer and shorter in a cyclic way (there are other complexities but that's the big change).

It is closest to the Sun in January.
https://nationaltoday.com/perihelion-day/ [nofollow]
Have to say your example with the formula opened my eyes, you're right, sorry for stupidity...
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Re: Has the distance between the sun & earth changed?
« Reply #26 on: 20/07/2022 02:42:25 »
You know when you`ve a good Question, when everyone's input, questions it to the last detail, and question`s everyone else`s findings.
« Last Edit: 20/07/2022 02:45:21 by R2000 »
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Re: Has the distance between the sun & earth changed?
« Reply #27 on: 20/07/2022 08:29:34 »
Quote from: R2000 on 20/07/2022 02:42:25
You know when you`ve a good Question, when everyone's input, questions it to the last detail, and question`s everyone else`s findings.
Err, what do you want to say?
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Re: Has the distance between the sun & earth changed?
« Reply #28 on: 11/08/2022 13:09:14 »
It's important to recognise that this is a joke.
https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/7388786872784819/
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