Geocentric model much farther away than the Sun and the planets than previously conceived, making their motion undetectable, or in reality they are not moving at all. Because the stars were actually much further away than Greek astronomers postulated (making movement extremely subtle), stellar parallax was not detected until the 19th century. Therefore, the Greeks chose the simpler of the two explanations. Another observation used in favor of the geocentric model at the time was the apparent consistency of Venus' luminosity, which implies that it is usually about the same distance from Earth, which in turn is more consistent with geocentrism than
Second term of Edmund Ho as Chief Executive of Macau Second term of Edmund Ho as Chief Executive of Macau The Second term of Edmund Ho Hau Wah as Chief Executive of Macau, officially considered part of "The 2nd term Chief Executive of Macau", relates to the period of governance of Macau since the transfer of sovereignty of Macau, between 20 December 2004 and 20 December 2009. Edmund Ho Hau Wah was reelected in mid 2004 by 300-member Selection Committee. The policy bureaux were under several reorganisations during the term as following: The Executive Council was presided by President Edmund Ho Hau Wah and consisted of total 10 members. All