Jennifer Groh, “Knowing One’s Place: Space and the Brain” (Open Agenda, 2021)
New Books in Science, Technology, and Society
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Using a Different Centre of Frame of Reference in Astronomy
In astronomy, a ptolemy's idea of how to think about the the motion of planetary bodies was, hey, the earth is the centre. And if you treat the sun as the centre, then a lot of these m orbits become much more regular and sensible. So that's an example of how choosing a different a centre of your frame of reference can really change the way you're looking at at various kinds of information. The auditory system is using a different frame of reference for figuring out where the sounds are located. This frame reference s based on a subtle cues that are different across the two ears. A sound located off to this side will arrive in this ear first, and it
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