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Markjwyatt
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All4Lifetoo proposes:
Originally Posted by wanerious
*…Were the Earth stationary, then the Moon would need to orbit the Earth with a period close to 24 hours. Since it always keeps the same face towards us, it would also need to spin on its own axis every 24 hours. Setting up a Foucault pendulum on the Moon ought to settle the issue.
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A Foucalt Pendulum opn the earth is reacting to either the rotation of the earth or the rotation of the universe, we cannot distingiush. If the moon were embedded in the aether, it would not be rotating on its axis, rather it is fixed on its axis, and following the universal rotation., much like a ball on a string tied to a rotating shaft. I am not sure what a Foucalt Pendulum would do on the moon. It should not detect the rotation of the moon, but may be effected by gravitational attraction to the earth. Also, the gyroscopic precession of the universe around the earth could effect it. I am not sure if we are not in the same situation on the moon as on earth- where we cannot distinguish.
Originally Posted by wanerious
*…Were the Earth stationary, then the Moon would need to orbit the Earth with a period close to 24 hours. Since it always keeps the same face towards us, it would also need to spin on its own axis every 24 hours. Setting up a Foucault pendulum on the Moon ought to settle the issue.
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A Foucalt Pendulum opn the earth is reacting to either the rotation of the earth or the rotation of the universe, we cannot distingiush. If the moon were embedded in the aether, it would not be rotating on its axis, rather it is fixed on its axis, and following the universal rotation., much like a ball on a string tied to a rotating shaft. I am not sure what a Foucalt Pendulum would do on the moon. It should not detect the rotation of the moon, but may be effected by gravitational attraction to the earth. Also, the gyroscopic precession of the universe around the earth could effect it. I am not sure if we are not in the same situation on the moon as on earth- where we cannot distinguish.