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Re: Real accuracy of the method of lunar distances
From: George Huxtable
Date: 2004 Jan 16, 01:13 +0000
From: George Huxtable
Date: 2004 Jan 16, 01:13 +0000
Jared Sherman wrote- >Thank you George! Here at last we have the crucial information about >"parallatic >retardation". That it might, if it is a factor, contribute >".05 seconds of arc [or] 0.2 >seconds of time." to the skilled observer's >final calculation, which is still uncertain >within one minute of time. ====================================== I have no idea, none at all, what those numbers are supposed to represent or what relevance they have to the matter in hand. And the meaning behind the rest of his posting quite escapes me. For some representative numbers I suggest Jared looks at my recent reply to Fred Hebard under this same thread-name. I think that it's best if I leave it there. George. ================================================================ contact George Huxtable by email at george@huxtable.u-net.com, by phone at 01865 820222 (from outside UK, +44 1865 820222), or by mail at 1 Sandy Lane, Southmoor, Abingdon, Oxon OX13 5HX, UK. ================================================================
