On ships, trains, and the equation of time

• Autores: Anna Sajina
• Localización: Physics today, ISSN 0031-9228, Vol. 61, Nº. 11, 2008, pág. 76
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Because of Earth's elliptical orbit, tilted axis, and standardized time zones, high noon as measured by a clock does not coincide with the Sun�s apex in the sky.