Re: When did humans first realize the Sun was a star?

In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Wilson) wrote:

>The subject line is my basic question. If there were seperate discoveries 
>of this fact by different cultures, the time lines of each would also be of 
>interest. 
>
>     Also, what methods were used to determine this?
>
>     Did belief in the possibilty of ET life exist prior to this discovery?
>
>     Thank you very much.

Isn't this backwards? Shouldn't the question be "when did humans
realise the stars were other suns"?

Stumpy.
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