User:CPalmer

2011-10-11T16:17:49Z

NickCope: /* Backslapping below */

<big>'''Improving Conservapedia since 2008'''</big>

My first project was to concentrate on improving the articles on the [[Divine Comedy]] and related topics. I'm more or less happy with these now, though further suggestions are welcome.

I've also written a reasonably informative entry on the fine sport of [[weightlifting]].

And as if that wasn't enough, I've even been known to tidy up categories as well. The links that used to be on [[User:Interiot|Interiot]]'s user page are very helpful for this eccentric pastime - I've saved them [[/Interiotlinks|here]].

Any suggestions, comments and contributions are very welcome.

As of August 2011, I have blocking rights and also SkipCaptcha. If I can be of any assistance, do let me know.

== Page I can never find ==
<small>*[[Conservapedia:Image upload requests|Upload requests]]</small>

== My writings ==
I've written an essay on Jesus' relative emphasis on Heaven and Hell, based on Mark's Gospel. You can read it [[Essay:Jesus'_emphasis_on_Heaven_and_Hell|here]].

Continuing the theme, I've also posted a [[Mystery:Where is Hell?|mystery]] about the exact nature of Hell. All parties are invited to respond.

== Backslapping below==
I continue to enjoy interacting with the other users on Conservapedia. Accordingly, here is a list of ten of my current favourite Conservapedia editors:
*[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] - Welcomed me, and has sparked some fruitful discussions
*[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] - Has flattered his way back onto the list
*[[User:WesleyS|WesleyS]] - Tireless, low-key editing
*[[User:OscarJ|OscarJ]] - Another anti-vandal stalwart
*[[User:Sid 3050|Sid 3050]] - Could Sid be Conservapedia's longest-running basic rights user?
*[[User:Jduck1979|Jduck1979]] - Or could JDuck merit that crown?
*[[User:FOIA|FOIA]] - This collection of letters has been editing here even longer than I have
*[[User:Able806|Able806]] - And here's another long-running editor who took the time to introduce himself/herself
*[[User:LowKey|Low Key]] - And here's another. My, they are numerous.
*[[User:Benp|Benp]] - And another, although he now has well-deserved extra rights.

Please don't be put out if you're not on the list - if there is any unpleasantness I shall take it down straight away.

:You know that Benp has now quit? --[[User:NickCope|NickCope]] 12:17, 11 October 2011 (EDT)

==Bible references==
One of the best things about this site is that Bible references automatically show the text when you put the mouse over them. Example: Ezra 10:22.

<small>Temporarily unavailable, it would seem; but it is a good feature when it works.</small>

== Praise for CPalmer ==
"I hope we can create a Conservapedia:Writer of the Year award, just so we can give it to you." - [[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]], Nov 2008

"I am declaring you an honourary WikiGnome for all your efforts in doing the fiddly things no-one else seems to do." - [[User:JessicaT|KotomiT]], Jan 2009

"Thanks for your [...] superb work. I've learned from your contributions." - [[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]], Aug 2009

== Favourite entries ==

*[[Physical appearance]]
*[[Gospel of Mark (Translated)]]
*[[Essay:Best New Conservative Words|Best New Conservative Words]]
*[[Conservapedia:Index|Conservapaedia:Index]]
*[[Conservative parables]]
*[[Emotional gambling]]
*[[Faith]]
*[[Essay:Passages Most Likely to Convert]]
*[[Essay:Quantifying Openmindedness|Quantifying Openmindedness]]
*[[Essay:Quantifying Mental Strength|Quantifying Mental Strength]]

==Also==
Please excuse British spelling on this page.

==Footnote==
<references/>

Nicolaus Copernicus

2011-10-11T15:23:10Z

NickCope: This is just wrong. Geocentrism has been disproved as thoroughly as anything can be. To call it equally valid is absurd; it's not valid at all. This HAS to be parody.

[[Image:Nicholas_copernicus.gif|thumb|right|150px|Nicholas Copernicus]]

A Polish scientist named '''Nicolaus Copernicus''' (Polish:Mikołaj Kopernik, 1473-1543) published a model of the [[solar system]] that combined the [[heliocentrism]] of [[Aristarchus]] with the epicycles of [[Ptolemy]]. "Finally we shall place the Sun himself at the center of the Universe. All this is suggested by the systematic procession of events and the harmony of the whole Universe, if only we face the facts, as they say, 'with both eyes open.'"

Copernicus worked for years on his book describing his theory, and published it near the very end of his life. He entitled it, "De revolutionibus orbium coelestium" ("On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres"), and published it in 1543. The major parts of Copernican theory are:
# Heavenly motions are uniform, eternal, and circular or compounded of several circles (epicycles).
# The center of the universe is near the [[Sun]].
# Around the Sun, in order, are [[Mercury]], [[Venus]], [[Earth]] and [[Moon]], [[Mars]], [[Jupiter]], [[Saturn]], and the fixed stars.
# The Earth has three motions: daily rotation, annual revolution, and annual tilting of its axis.
# Retrograde motion of the planets is explained by the Earth's motion.
# The distance from the Earth to the sun is small compared to the distance to the stars.

Copernicus was able to estimate the distances of the planets to the Sun, relative to the Earth's distance to the Sun, and correctly gave the order of the planets in distance to the Sun. Aristarchus was only able to compute the distance from the Earth to the Moon, and the radius of the Moon, and to crudely estimate the Earth's distance to the Sun. Copernicus also estimated the sidereal length of the Martian year.

The reception to his work was initially positive within the [[Catholic Church]]. Years later, the Church reconsidered in connection with claims by [[Galileo]] that the Copernican model had been proven correct. Copernicus' book was suspended until corrected by the [[Index Librorum Prohibitorum|Index]] of the Catholic Church in 1616, because the Pythagorean doctrine of the motion of the Earth and the immobility of the Sun "is false and altogether opposed to the [[Holy Scripture]]". <ref> Decree of General Congregation of the Index, March 5, 1616 (Translated from Latin)</ref> <ref>Trial of Galileo [http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/galileo/admonition.html]</ref> These corrections were indicated in 1620, and nine sentences had to be either omitted or changed.<ref>Catholic Encyclopedia [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04352b.htm]</ref> The book stayed on the Index until 1758.

[[Image:Copernicus_system.gif|thumb|right|300px|The Copernican System]]

== Copernican Revolution ==
Copernicus's book title used the word "revolution" in the sense of planets revolving around the Sun, not in the sense of an intellectual revolt. In the late 20th century, the term Copernican Revolution has come to mean the prototypical [[paradigm shift]], where scientists suddenly became enlightened by rejecting the prejudices of their predecessors.

In fact the Copernican theory was no more accurate than the Ptolemaic model.
In some respects, it was actually less accurate, as more epicycles had to be added (in place of Ptolemy's [[equant]]).

* ... the original Copernican model was approximately as accurate as the Ptolemaic but performed worse for some planets. Galileo and Copernicus used perfect circles to model planetary motion.<ref> [http://www.scientus.org/Galileo-Battle-for-Heavens.html Galileo's Battle for the Heavens]</ref>

It had no compelling physical arguments for its superiority, and it proposed no experiments for testing its novel features.

Copernicus' main argument in favor of his theory was that it was aesthetically more pleasing as it allowed the planets to move in uniform circular motion, an idea later proven false by Kepler. Many of the ancient Greek arguments for and against [[heliocentrism]] remained unresolved for some time. <ref>Ancient Greeks objected to Aristarchus's heliocentrim because (1) we don't feel the Earth's motion, (2) unattached objects don't fly off, and (3) no annual stellar parallax. [http://physics.gmu.edu/~jevans/astr103/CourseNotes/history_greekGeocentricHeliocentric.html] Stellar parallax was not measured until 1838, while (1) and (2) were resolved by the work of [[Isaac Newton]].</ref>

==Modern Ideas==

The [[Copernican Principle]] is named after Copernicus. This viewpoint states that the [[Earth]] has no special place in the universe, but it was not espoused by Copernicus.

== Notes ==
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[[Category:Astronomers|Copernicus, Nicolaus]]
[[Category:Polish mathematicians and scientists|Copernicus, Nicolaus]]

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Nicolaus Copernicus