Even as late as the 16th century, French philosopher Jean Bodin expressed that popular view, stating: “No one in his senses, or imbued with the slightest knowledge of physics, will ever think that the earth, heavy and unwieldy..., staggers... around its own center and that of the sun; for at the slightest jar of the earth, we would see cities and fortresses, towns and mountains thrown down. ”
તે માનતા કે ગતિ કરતી પૃથ્વીને ઘર્ષણની જરૂર અસર થાય ને એ સતત બહારની શક્તિ વગર ધીરે ધીરે ફરવાનું બંધ કરી દે.