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The apparent motions of the planets, until they have been very profoundly analysed, appear to be irregular and complicated, and not at all such as a Pythagorean Creator would have chosen. It was obvious to every Greek that the heavens ought to exemplify mathematical beauty, which would only be the case if the planets moved in circles. This would be
... See moreBertrand Russell • History of Western Philosophy
Together, the set of all possible positions and momenta for a system is known as that system’s phase space.
Sean M. Carroll • The Biggest Ideas in the Universe: Space, Time, and Motion
Sync: How Order Emerges from Chaos In the Universe, Nature, and Daily Life
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Geology, with its focus on tangible records of the distant past, offers a bridge between human experiences of the world and the awe-inspiring but cold and formidable emptiness of space. Learning to read the storylines of Earth’s history directly from rocks — understanding the plots and protagonists that shaped the places where we live — can help to
... See moreMaria Popova • Turning to Stone: A Geologist’s Love Letter to the Wisdom of Rocks
The Earth is Rotating at around 600 miles per hour The Earth is orbiting the sun at 67,000 miles per hour, while The Entire Solar system is orbiting the galactic core at 514,000 miles per hour. That makes over 40,000 miles of interstellar travel in 5 minutes. The Galaxies themselves are moving apart at variable speeds....."There is no way, not even
... See more“spacetime tells matter how to move; matter tells spacetime how to curve.”
Sean M. Carroll • The Biggest Ideas in the Universe: Space, Time, and Motion
The orbit of a planet sweeps out equal areas in equal times.