How We Proved Earth Rotates Using a Giant Swinging Ball

How We Proved Earth Rotates Using a Giant Swinging Ball

We are all told that the Earth turns and we accept that. But an actual demonstration of
how scientists proved this can have lasting impact on the acceptance of this authoritative
statement and also on how students judge other authoritative statements for themselves,
scientific or otherwise. Satisfying oneself that Earth does actually rotate shows what can
be done to encourage such thinking.

People have suspected that Earth rotates for thousands of years, but how did we first prove it?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65nosFGJ1lo