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Originally posted by goh
Hiya.net mole, knowing the earth is rotating, does not mean know how it got rotated! :razz:
The earh rotates because of the: (1) original momentum of the matter that formed it; and (2) conservation of energy by the lack of friction in gravity suspension in space.
Extra credit: Does anyone know who first asserted that the earth is suspended "over nothing"?