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Re: Choice of timepiece
From: Lu Abel
Date: 2009 Nov 13, 20:00 -0800
From: Lu Abel
Date: 2009 Nov 13, 20:00 -0800
(Sorry, this one should have gone out earlier than my other replies) You're right, John. I badly misplaced a decimal point. Time for a radio signal to go half way around the world should be just under 1/10 of a second and therefore probably not detectable by us with human reflexes watching our chronometers. John Karl wrote: > LU, > > Why would it take almost a second for a radio signal to travel half > way around the earth when it travels at 163,000 nautical miles per > second? > > JK > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ NavList message boards: www.fer3.com/arc Or post by email to: NavList@fer3.com To , email NavList+@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
