Even as late as the 16th century, French philosopher Jean Bodin expressed that popular view, stating: “No one in his senses, or imbued with the slightest knowledge of physics, will ever think that the earth, heavy and unwieldy..., staggers... around its own center and that of the sun; for at the slightest jar of the earth, we would see cities and fortresses, towns and mountains thrown down. ”
अपनी ही धुरी पर घूमती है और सूरज... के चक्कर काटती है; क्योंकि धरती अगर ज़रा भी हिली तो सारे - के - सारे शहर, किले, कसबे और पहाड़ भुरभुराकर गिर पड़ेंगे । ”