the babylonians discovered that the moon orbits the earth.
who discovered that the moon orbits the earth?
the babylonians
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section::::path of earth and moon around sun.





















































when viewed from the north celestial pole (i.e., from the approximate direction of the star polaris) the moon orbits earth anticlockwise and earth orbits the sun anticlockwise, and the moon and earth rotate on their own axes anticlockwise.





















































the right-hand rule can be used to indicate the direction of the angular velocity. if the thumb of the right hand points to the north celestial pole, its fingers curl in the direction that the moon orbits earth, earth orbits the sun, and the moon and earth rotate on their own axes.
orbit of the moon