Aristotle claimed that the planets were perfect spheres and moved around the earth in a circular motion and at a constant speed while the earth remained still.
The female remained, still showing only the head and neck from behind the stub, and eyed me in that breathless, frozen stillness so characteristic of a frightened bird.
Obviously, the sun actually stays still and it's the earth that moves around the sun, but you know, he's a confused young man at this stage in his life.