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Subject: What are the relativistic effects of the Earths movement.

Date: Wed Mar 22 20:29:02 2000
Posted by Jay Weekley
Grade level: nonaligned School: No school entered.
City: Cullman State/Province: Alabama Country: U.S.
Area of science: Physics
ID: 953778542.Ph
Message:

As I understand it, any movement brings with it a minute but sometimes 
measurable time dialation. I heard that when atomic clocks are moved by 
plane they have to factor in the time dialation effects of the trip. With 
this in mind, what are the time dialation effects as the Earth rotates in 
it's orbit, revolves around the Sun and as the solar system moves through 
the universe? How differently would two observers, one on the Earth and the 
other perfectly stationary at a fixed point in the Universe(if that's 
possible)perceive the passage of time?


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