05-14-2014, 10:49 AM
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  DMGSPuffskein
Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Haha
Posts: 1,797
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Leah Abbott
Fifth Year |  please don't let me be miunderstood
SPOILER!!: Question Quote:
Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie  So, they you had it. Solstices in a nut shell along with a brief introduction to archaeoastronomy. All which would come in handy later with their extra credit research project.
"Now, I have one final question before we move on to the activity. We have discussed briefly how our ancestors, those ancient astronomers we are all decedents of, would look to the sky and theorize about just what is going on up there. I want you all to imagine you are one of these astronomers for a moment. How could you prove that the Earth is spinning? No spaceships allowed or meteorologists, obviously."
OOC: Class will resume in approximately 10 hours from the time of this post.
This is the last Q&A section of the lesson, so I hope you all choose to stick around and play for the activity :3
Leah's had was already bursting with all the information given, and was glad that this was the last question before the activity, whatever that might be. She was hoping for something that involved jumping onto desks and singing, just like what the professor did a few minutes ago.
So, imagine if she were an astronomer... Leah raised her hand finally. "I would see the stars slowly moving, and conclude that it is the Earth that is spinning, not the stars." Because she saw twinkle twinkle little stars moving along slowly a lot of times when she stared out of the window at night. |
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