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minus-square@infinite_ass@leminal.spacelinkfedilink6•3 months agoIt’s ORBITS the sun. Not “revolves around the sun”.
minus-squareBilb!linkfedilinkEnglish23•3 months agoThey both orbit a common center of mass called a barycenter. I assume that’s what the 26% said.
minus-squareKubeRootlinkfedilinkEnglish3•3 months agoIf you want to make that argument, you have to account for all the other bodies in the solar system… Which I think then becomes a hard problem to predict the movements thereof in the long term?
minus-square@Hexarei@programming.devlinkfedilink3•3 months agoFunnily enough, the barycenter of the earth and sun is inside the sun iirc
minus-square@agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink20•3 months agoIn what context is there a difference? “Orbit” and “revolve around” are synonyms.
minus-square@OutlierBlue@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish8•3 months ago“Revolve” is a scientifically accurate word to use. https://physics-network.org/what-is-difference-between-rotate-and-revolve/#What_is_a_revolution_in_physics
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It’s ORBITS the sun.
Not “revolves around the sun”.
They both orbit a common center of mass called a barycenter. I assume that’s what the 26% said.
If you want to make that argument, you have to account for all the other bodies in the solar system… Which I think then becomes a hard problem to predict the movements thereof in the long term?
Funnily enough, the barycenter of the earth and sun is inside the sun iirc
In what context is there a difference? “Orbit” and “revolve around” are synonyms.
“Revolve” is a scientifically accurate word to use.
https://physics-network.org/what-is-difference-between-rotate-and-revolve/#What_is_a_revolution_in_physics