The Manga Guide to the Universe

34 Chapter 1 Is Earth the Center ofthe Universe?

Does the Sun Revolve Around Earth?

I s...

So Mi Kaa

thinks that the

light she saw in the

western sky last

evening was a UFO,

right?

It absolutely

was a UFO!

flyin g

saucers

don’t exist!

A right,

calm down!

Let's try to

figure out what

haened.

Profeor

Sanuki,

Astrophysics

Department

A: A shining light was visible at a low position in the

western sky at aroximately 5:30 in the evening.

B: That shining light is a UFO being flown by aliens.

Statement A is an

observation, and

B isan inference

based on ...