[geocentrism] Re: Magnitude of scale
- From: "philip madsen" <pma15027@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <geocentrism@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 10:51:23 +1000
Wrong! Philip ...
Well I cannot argue with the infallible Allen..who cannot be wrong ever..
However on this word alone there is confusion in every dictionary and even Wiki
concerning the use of revolving, rotating, spinning orbiting gyrating. et al..
Wiki warns of it.. confusion by the interchangeability of this word.. yet
they did not repair the damage. I do so by insisting orbiting is NOT rotating
.. maybe it can be, sometimes, but it is not always.
Exercise : Can an object orbit and not rotate? Where is the point of zero
rotation between a clockwise orbiting body which is rotating clockwise, and the
same clockwise orbiting body rotating anticlockwise, and all the points in
between. .. ??? think think
How many rotations does the moon have ? multiple choice.
a. none.
b. one.
c. two
d. three
e. other.
my scientific definitions explained. Kind of..
An object rotates on its own centre. a gyration. It revolves around the centre
An object orbits around another centre. not a gyration. It revolves around
that centre.
Philip.
revolve verb [I or T]
to move or cause something to move round a central point or line:
orbit the curved path through which objects in space move around a centre.
rotate verb
1 [I or T] to (cause to) turn in a circle, especially around a fixed point:
spinning
The earth rotates daily.
gyrate 1 to turn around and around on a fixed point,
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