Geocentric model fire being lighter than air. Beyond the layer of fire, were the solid spheres of aether in which the celestial bodies were embedded. They, themselves, were also entirely composed of aether. Adherence to the geocentric model stemmed largely from several important observations. First of all, if the Earth did move, then one ought to be able to observe the shifting of the fixed stars due to stellar parallax. In short, if the Earth was moving, the shapes of the constellations should change considerably over the course of a year. If they did not appear to move, the stars are either
Central Township, Perry County, Missouri are single. Central Township, Perry County, Missouri Central Township is one of the eight townships located in Perry County, Missouri, in the United States of America. Central Township is located in the central part of Perry County, and hence so named. The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) lists five townships name "Central", including this one, in various counties of Missouri. The first European settlers in what is now Central Township arrived in 1800 and were Kentuckians who laid down farms around "The Barrens". They had called their home in Kentucky "The Barrens", a term used extensively to describe land which