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Re: Plumb-line horizon vs. geocentric horizon
From: Charles Seitz
Date: 2005 Feb 9, 23:20 -0500
From: Charles Seitz
Date: 2005 Feb 9, 23:20 -0500
I guess I'm about to get into trouble here again but I'm now totally confused about what a plumb line is in the context of the discussion. Is it a direction defined by a plumb bob suspended from a cord or the local vertical? --- CHAS