Book Title: Jain Philosophy and Modern Science
Author(s): Nagrajmuni
Publisher: Anuvrat Samiti

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________________ JAIN PHILOSOPHY & MODERN SCIENCE according to modern science The moon rotates around the Earth; therefore it is a satellite of the Earth. There are 3 more planets, namely Uranus Neptune and Pluto. 182 Mercur D Moon Earth Mar Sahne Urenue Neptune Pluta Jupiter Today, the question whether, the sun is in motion or the earth is in motion, does not have much importance Leopold Infeld writes,20 "A modern phycist, listening to a discussion between supporters of the respective theories of Ptolemy and Copernicus might well be tempted to a sceptical smile The Theory of Relativity has introduced a new factor into science and revealed a new aspect of deciding between the Copernican view and that of Ptolemy pointless and that in fact the proposition of both of them have lost their significance, whether one says "The earth moves and the sun is at rest" or "the earth is at rest and the sun moves". In either case we are saying something which really conveys nothing Copernicus's great discovery is today reduced to the modest statement that "in certain cases it is more 20. The world in Modern Science by Leopold Infeld, p 18

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