First and foremost, it must be stated that even if I didn't understand how stellar parallax worked within any Geocentric model, I would still believe that the earth absolutely did not move and that the sun went around the earth, I would try to run a hypothesis for why Parallax worked within the heliocentric coordinate system and not the Geocentric. But since this isn't the case, I am quite happy to note that there is in fact no problem with respect to Stellar Parallax in one Geocentric model. I would also like to thank Dr. Gerardus Dingeman Bouw for helping me understand.
To quote church reformer Martin Luther:
"Scripture simply says that the moon, the sun, and the stars were placed in the firmament of the heaven, below and above which heaven are the waters... It is likely that the stars are fastened to the firmament like globes of fire, to shed light at night... We Christians must be different from the philosophers in the way we think about the causes of things. And if some are beyond our comprehension like those before us concerning the waters above the heavens, we must believe them rather than wickedly deny them or presumptuously interpret them in conformity with our understanding."
- Martin Luther, Luther's Works. Vol. 1. Lectures on Genesis, ed. Janoslaw Pelikan, Concordia Pub. House, St. Louis, Missouri, 1958, pp. 30, 42, 43.
The following is an experiment that can be done very easily by anyone and will demonstrate that Stellar Parallax is in fact equal within the Modified Tycho Brahe System and the modern heliocentric / acentric view.
1. Extend one of your arms, stick one of your fingers up, and close one eye. Notice it's location with reference to the background (possibly best to do this looking through a window, to see distant trees or other random objects outside).
2. While looking at your finger with your one eye, keeping the same position with respect to the background, move your head six inches left and right from your starting position. You'll notice that it will seem like the finger is moving with respect to the background, this is the heliocentric view of Stellar Parallax.
To quote church reformer Martin Luther:
"Scripture simply says that the moon, the sun, and the stars were placed in the firmament of the heaven, below and above which heaven are the waters... It is likely that the stars are fastened to the firmament like globes of fire, to shed light at night... We Christians must be different from the philosophers in the way we think about the causes of things. And if some are beyond our comprehension like those before us concerning the waters above the heavens, we must believe them rather than wickedly deny them or presumptuously interpret them in conformity with our understanding."
- Martin Luther, Luther's Works. Vol. 1. Lectures on Genesis, ed. Janoslaw Pelikan, Concordia Pub. House, St. Louis, Missouri, 1958, pp. 30, 42, 43.
The following is an experiment that can be done very easily by anyone and will demonstrate that Stellar Parallax is in fact equal within the Modified Tycho Brahe System and the modern heliocentric / acentric view.
1. Extend one of your arms, stick one of your fingers up, and close one eye. Notice it's location with reference to the background (possibly best to do this looking through a window, to see distant trees or other random objects outside).
2. While looking at your finger with your one eye, keeping the same position with respect to the background, move your head six inches left and right from your starting position. You'll notice that it will seem like the finger is moving with respect to the background, this is the heliocentric view of Stellar Parallax.
