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Comment by hobbes78

In elementary school I remember hearing the planets move in CIRCLES in THE SAME PLANE around the Sun.

In an atom, electrons would also move around the nucleus like a mini-solar system.

For seven and eight years old children, it's a fair simplification, I guess.

parent hobbes78 5 years ago

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