Looking Up - 28 Dec 22 How is it that the Earth is not the center of the solar system?

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How is it that the Earth is not the center of the solar system? It does look like the Sun, Moon and planets move around us. Retrograde motion, epicycles, these are explained in 5-minutes, with some history thrown in.
28 Dec 2022 English South Africa Places & Travel

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