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Re: Timing Lunars with a Rock
From: Nels Tomlinson
Date: 2005 Jul 17, 22:28 -0400
From: Nels Tomlinson
Date: 2005 Jul 17, 22:28 -0400
Jared, I'm sure the native would be willing to count beats in return for your GPS receiver. At last, I think we've found a use for GPS in traditional navigation. Nels On 7/17/05, Jared Shermanwrote: > Frank, iirc if the length of > the pendulum is some precise length (vaguely16 inches?) the period *will* be > one second. So if you can find out the correct pendulum length and carry > that bit of strong with your sextant... ... > > Obtaining a willing "native" may be a bit harder these days. >