Question icon
Grade 10Mechanics

Galileo was punished by the Church for
teaching that the sun is stationary and the
earth moves around it. His opponents held the
view that the earth is stationary and the sun
moves around it. If the absolute motion has
no meaning, are the two viewpoints not
equally correct or equally wrong? Can we take the help of another celstial body to answer this question?

Profile image of t45gtyt3
6 Years agoGrade 10
Answers icon

1 Answer

Profile image of Vikas TU
6 Years ago
Dear student 
The absolute motion has no meaning. In the relative motion view, the two viewpoints are the same. Hence, both viewpoints are equally correct or equally wrong.
Hope ths helps