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Old March 26th 11, 07:17 AM posted to sci.astro.amateur,sci.physics
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Default For Kids and Grownups -- Exploration3: the Incredible Shrinking Moon

On Mar 26, 2:59*am, Sam Wormley wrote:
On 3/25/11 8:31 PM, palsing wrote:

On Mar 25, 6:28 pm, *wrote:
On Mar 25, 6:55 am, Sam *wrote:


For Kids and Grownups -- Exploration3: the Incredible Shrinking Moonhttp://www.harvard.edu/webscope/activities/pdfs/moon.pdf


I got a 404, Sam. *(twice)


Me too...


Well this works... Sorry about that!
-Sam







http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sourc...QFjAI&url=http...


"Here’s a real brain-teaser that will test your ability to visualize
motion: When seen from a spot on the Moon, does the Earth rise
slowly, quickly, or not at all? Recall that the Earth spins on its
axis once a day;the Moon spins on its axis once every 27 days
(roughly);and the Moon revolves around the Earth in exactly the same
time—once every 27 days (roughly).It helps if you and a friend build a
model of the Earth-Moon system and try moving the Earth and
Moon.What does each of you see as you move?"

http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/webscope/.../pdfs/moon.pdf

So this is supposed to be one of the premier empirical institutions on
the planet and they firmly believe that the moon has traits of
intrinsic rotation which amounts to variations in latitudinal speeds
from equatorial to polar coordinates.That is no a brain-teaser,that is
merely aping Newton who was the only one to announce the moon rotates
and if that powdered wig said it rotates then his followers can't
imagine any different -

http://books.google.ie/books?id=gB2-...page&q&f=false

You unfortunate people,truly !