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Re: Biruni and the radius of the Earth by dip
From: Marcel Tschudin
Date: 2011 Jan 5, 18:01 +0200
From: Marcel Tschudin
Date: 2011 Jan 5, 18:01 +0200
> It gets subtracted because in standard conditions, the refraction "raises" > the horizon, right? Yes, see e.g. the figure in Andy Young's Web-page. > > Duh....well, it takes some time, but I can learn! > I guess this true for all of us. Marcel