Definitions and explanations of key terms used throughout the site.
Being such that every part of the surface or the circumference is equidistant from the center.
Egocentric attitudes may have been a contributory factor behind the dominance of the geocentric world-view, but there were other reasons for preferring an Earth-centred universe to Aristarchus’ Sun-centred universe. One basic problem with the Sun-centred world-view was that it appeared...
Source: Big Bang by Simon Singh
I could feel the whole world turn round underneath me
Source: I Could Feel The Whole World Turn Round by Rod Stewart (The Shotgun Express)
I heard it, somebody lied, and I'm staring out the window - Gonna let this thing continue In its natural time - Round heads, square heads - Get settled in
Source: Moon Rocks by Talking Heads
Up and down, and in the end it's only round and round
Source: Us and Them by Pink Floyd
But that's what makes the world go round - The ups and downs a carousel, changing people's heads around
Source: People Make the World Go Round by The Stylistics
We Built This City on Rock and Roll
…how different theories are suddenly introduced to add strength to the edifice.
