Cecil Moore wrote:
Michael Coslo wrote:

The cesium standard is defined as "in the absence of external influences.


The Catholic Church said the same thing in the
16th century. Paraphrasing them: In the absence
of external influences, the Earth is the center
of the universe. That's true to this very day.
Take away all the external influences and the
Earth is indeed the center of the universe.

Yes, the Catholic Church felt that the Sun was not at the center of
the universe. What an old fashioned notion. :-)

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