---
title: "5 Rotation Earth Quotes by 5 authors"
description: "Browse 5 Rotation Earth quotes by 5 authors. Discover the best Rotation Earth sayings and thoughts."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/529/lou-voorhees-62807_change_no-cataclysmic-change-since-1984-energy_299882.jpg"
---

> [“No cataclysmic change since 1984--Energy-exchange system now about 4.5 billion years old--Plant life itself is about four billion years old--24 hour days…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lou-voorhees/no-cataclysmic-change-since-1984-energy-exchange-system-now-about-4-5/)

[Lou Voorhees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lou-voorhees/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/529/lou-voorhees-62807_change_no-cataclysmic-change-since-1984-energy_299882.jpg)

> [Shortly after the 2004 Indonesian earthquake, I read that the earthquake had affected the rotation of the earth, shortening the length of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-thompson-walker/shortly-after-the-2004-indonesian-earthquake-i-read-that-the/)

[Karen Thompson Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-thompson-walker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a1/karen-thompson-walker-3430_affected_shortly-after-the-2004-indonesian-earthq_2135942.png)

> [“For anyone who says we’re culturally and technologically advanced beings not held in thrall by our environment consider how we start each…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-amerland/for-anyone-who-says-we-re-culturally-and-technologically-advanced/)

[David Amerland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-amerland/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a2/david-amerland-12575_365-days_for-anyone-who-says-we-re-culturally-and_2978873.jpg)

> [“obviously it matters little if we think of the earth as turning about on its axis, or if we view it at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernst-mach/obviously-it-matters-little-if-we-think-of-the-earth-as-turning-about/)

[Ernst Mach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernst-mach/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/350/ernst-mach-15026_nature_obviously-it-matters-little-if-we-think_3085692.jpg)

> [“Her routine was as predictable as the rotation of the earth.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viet-thanh-nguyen/her-routine-was-as-predictable-as-the-rotation-of-the-earth/)

[Viet Thanh Nguyen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viet-thanh-nguyen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a5/viet-thanh-nguyen-5296_earth_her-routine-was-as-predictable-as-the-ro_3113121.jpg)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rotation-earth/#itemlist",
            "name": "Rotation Earth Quotes",
            "numberOfItems": 5,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "“No cataclysmic change since 1984--Energy-exchange system now about 4.5 billion years old--Plant life itself is about four billion years old--24 hour days from one rotation of earth about axis--365-day year--one rotation of earth about sun--varying sunrise and sunset from tilt of earth's axis”",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Lou Voorhees"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lou-voorhees/no-cataclysmic-change-since-1984-energy-exchange-system-now-about-4-5/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/529/lou-voorhees-62807_change_no-cataclysmic-change-since-1984-energy_299882.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/529/lou-voorhees-62807_change_no-cataclysmic-change-since-1984-energy_299882.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/529/lou-voorhees-62807_change_no-cataclysmic-change-since-1984-energy_299882.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“No cataclysmic change since 1984--Energy-exchange system now about 4.5 billion years old--Plant life itself…” — Lou Voorhees",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Shortly after the 2004 Indonesian earthquake, I read that the earthquake had affected the rotation of the earth, shortening the length of our 24-hour day. Even though the change was extremely slight - only a few microseconds - I found the idea incredibly haunting.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Karen Thompson Walker"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-thompson-walker/shortly-after-the-2004-indonesian-earthquake-i-read-that-the/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a1/karen-thompson-walker-3430_affected_shortly-after-the-2004-indonesian-earthq_2135942.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a1/karen-thompson-walker-3430_affected_shortly-after-the-2004-indonesian-earthq_2135942.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a1/karen-thompson-walker-3430_affected_shortly-after-the-2004-indonesian-earthq_2135942.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Shortly after the 2004 Indonesian earthquake, I read that the earthquake had affected the rotation of the…” — Karen Thompson Walker",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "“For anyone who says we’re culturally and technologically advanced beings not held in thrall by our environment consider how we start each year afresh simply because the rotation of the Earth around the sun takes precisely 365 days and we run our lives by the hour because the planet takes 24 hours to complete a rotation around its central axis.”",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "David Amerland"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-amerland/for-anyone-who-says-we-re-culturally-and-technologically-advanced/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a2/david-amerland-12575_365-days_for-anyone-who-says-we-re-culturally-and_2978873.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a2/david-amerland-12575_365-days_for-anyone-who-says-we-re-culturally-and_2978873.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a2/david-amerland-12575_365-days_for-anyone-who-says-we-re-culturally-and_2978873.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“For anyone who says we’re culturally and technologically advanced beings not held in thrall by our…” — David Amerland",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "“obviously it matters little if we think of the earth as turning about on its axis, or if we view it at rest while the fixed stars revolve around it. Geometrically these are exacly the same case of a relative rotation of the earth and the fixed stars with respect to one another.”",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Ernst Mach"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernst-mach/obviously-it-matters-little-if-we-think-of-the-earth-as-turning-about/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/350/ernst-mach-15026_nature_obviously-it-matters-little-if-we-think_3085692.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/350/ernst-mach-15026_nature_obviously-it-matters-little-if-we-think_3085692.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/350/ernst-mach-15026_nature_obviously-it-matters-little-if-we-think_3085692.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“obviously it matters little if we think of the earth as turning about on its axis, or if we view it at rest…” — Ernst Mach",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "“Her routine was as predictable as the rotation of the earth.”",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Viet Thanh Nguyen"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viet-thanh-nguyen/her-routine-was-as-predictable-as-the-rotation-of-the-earth/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a5/viet-thanh-nguyen-5296_earth_her-routine-was-as-predictable-as-the-ro_3113121.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a5/viet-thanh-nguyen-5296_earth_her-routine-was-as-predictable-as-the-ro_3113121.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a5/viet-thanh-nguyen-5296_earth_her-routine-was-as-predictable-as-the-ro_3113121.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Her routine was as predictable as the rotation of the earth.” — Viet Thanh Nguyen",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rotation-earth/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rotation-earth/",
            "name": "Rotation Earth Quotes",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rotation-earth/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/529/lou-voorhees-62807_change_no-cataclysmic-change-since-1984-energy_299882.jpg"
            },
            "description": "Browse 5 Rotation Earth quotes by 5 authors. Discover the best Rotation Earth sayings and thoughts.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rotation-earth/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rotation-earth/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Rotation Earth Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rotation-earth/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```