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The book of Job states that God "hangs the earth on nothing." This presaged the fact that space is in fact empty, which wasn't known until the dawn of the 20th century, when ether theory was disproved.  It also contrasts with pagan mythologies such as [[Atlas]] holding up the earth or the earth being supported by a giant turtle, as in ancient Hindu and native American myths.

The book of Job states that God "hangs the earth on nothing." This presaged the fact that space is in fact empty, which wasn't known until the dawn of the 20th century, when ether theory was disproved.  It also contrasts with pagan mythologies such as [[Atlas]] holding up the earth or the earth being supported by a giant turtle, as in ancient Hindu and native American myths.

=== Asteroids ===

=== Meteoroids ===

The Revelation of Saint John notes,  

The Revelation of Saint John notes,  

{{cquote|And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood; And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed. Revelation 8:8-9 (KJV)}}

{{cquote|And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood; And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed. Revelation 8:8-9 (KJV)}}

This accurately describes asteroids, essentially large chunks of rock lit on fire by the shock of entering the earth's atmosphere.  They were not discovered until 1801, and their composition was not otherwise known until the 20th century.

This accurately describes meteoroids, essentially large chunks of rock lit on fire by the shock of entering the earth's atmosphere.  They were not discovered until 1801, and their composition was not otherwise known until the 20th century.

=== Stellar proper movement ===

=== Stellar proper movement ===