Astronomy
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Ancient writers pictured a flat earth under a solid sky, with sun, moon, and stars set in or moving across it. These entries set those pictures beside what we now know of a vast, old, sun-centered cosmos.
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The sun travels in a circuit around the Earth, rising from one end of the sky and returning to the other.
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The Earth has fixed borders or edges that were deliberately set in place.
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The Earth is completely stationary and does not move.
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Every star in the universe has been individually cataloged and given a unique personal name.
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The sky contains a solid structure called a firmament — a physical dome or vault overhead.
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The Earth is a flat circle with the sky draped over it like a tent.
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Every star in the sky was created simultaneously in a single event, and none has ever failed or gone out since.
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The Earth was physically built by a pair of hands, and the sky was stretched out like fabric.
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The Earth sits on permanent foundations, and stars stand at attention when called.
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All stars will eventually vanish, the Earth will grow old, and all life on it will die.
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The sky is a solid, transparent crystal structure stretched above the Earth.
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The solid dome of the sky is positioned directly above a group of winged, multi-faced beings.
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A famous star cluster contains only seven stars, and Orion was deliberately designed as a recognizable pattern.
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The sun can be made to set at noon, plunging the Earth into darkness on a clear day.
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The Earth is completely motionless, sitting still and at rest in space.
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The Earth was set on solid foundations so that it can never be moved from its position.
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A day can occur with neither daytime nor nighttime, yet still have a bright, luminous evening.
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A star can travel across the sky and stop directly over a single specific building.
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Every nation on Earth can be seen simultaneously from a single high point.
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The sun, moon, and stars will display special signs visible from Earth to signal upcoming apocalyptic events.
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A verse asking 'why are you gazing at the sky?' was used to argue that telescopes are spiritually inappropriate.
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The sun going dark and the moon turning red are supernatural warning signs rather than predictable astronomical events.
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One-third of the sun, the moon, and the stars can be 'struck' so that they go dark, reducing daylight and starlight by a third.