But the solution is not to "get around these stubborn, disturbing facts” of astronomy by smugly dismissing them as testimonia non grata. Nor to declare dogmatically that "we know that it can't be correct”. (Koenraad Elst)

But the solution is not to "get around these stubborn, disturbing facts” of astronomy by smugly dismissing them as testimonia non grata. Nor to declare dogmatically that "we know that it can't be correct”.

Koenraad Elst

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