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
National Register of Historic Places listings in Central Baltimore National Register of Historic Places listings in Central Baltimore This is a list of National Register of Historic Places properties and districts in downtown Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Many other properties are located in other parts of the city; for these, see National Register of Historic Places listings in Baltimore, Maryland. The locations of the National Register properties and districts listed below (at least for all showing latitude and longitude coordinates below) may be seen in a map by clicking on "Map of all coordinates". Much of the central portion of the city and significant portions of the waterfront and