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
First term of Fernando Chui as Chief Executive of Macau First term of Fernando Chui as Chief Executive of Macau The First term of Fernando Chui Sai On as Chief Executive of Macau, officially considered part of "The 3rd term Chief Executive of Macau", relates to the period of governance of Macau since the transfer of sovereignty of Macau, between 20 December 2009 and 20 December 2014. Fernando Chui Sai On was elected in mid 2009 by 300-member Selection Committee as the second Chief Executive of Macau. The policy bureaux were under several reorganisations during the term as following: The Executive Council was presided by President Fernando Chui Sai On