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(05-03-2018, 07:26 PM)Rynn Wrote: Sailors used to use chronometers to tell what their longitude was by comparing things like sun rise and sunset time to a clock set to GMT. The difficulty in making a clock that accurate that worked on a rocking boat was significant, leading to some really neat engineering:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_chronometer

Indeed. The problem with that, in this scenario, is that longitude measurement by comparing local time to GMT only works if you have a chronometer set to GMT in the first place - which, in this scenario, you don't.
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Poof! You're on Earth - by Cray - 03-31-2018, 12:40 PM
RE: Poof! You're on Earth - by stevebowers - 03-31-2018, 05:16 PM
RE: Poof! You're on Earth - by selden - 03-31-2018, 11:27 PM
RE: Poof! You're on Earth - by JohnnyYesterday - 04-01-2018, 07:46 AM
RE: Poof! You're on Earth - by stevebowers - 04-01-2018, 03:52 PM
RE: Poof! You're on Earth - by Cray - 04-02-2018, 09:32 PM
RE: Poof! You're on Earth - by iancampbell - 04-03-2018, 10:20 AM
RE: Poof! You're on Earth - by Alphadon - 05-03-2018, 05:31 PM
RE: Poof! You're on Earth - by Rynn - 05-03-2018, 07:26 PM
RE: Poof! You're on Earth - by iancampbell - 05-04-2018, 06:49 PM
RE: Poof! You're on Earth - by Rynn - 05-04-2018, 11:43 PM
RE: Poof! You're on Earth - by iancampbell - 05-09-2018, 06:13 PM

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