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Old March 26th 11, 05:11 PM posted to sci.astro.amateur,sci.physics
oriel36[_2_]
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Default For Kids and Grownups -- Exploration3: the Incredible Shrinking Moon

On Mar 26, 1:35*pm, Mike Collins wrote:
On Mar 26, 6:17*am, oriel36 wrote:







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-...q=newton+moon+...


You unfortunate people,truly !


How about the statement that you can see up to 70 percent of the
Moon's surface from Earth. A statement you can easily verify for
yourself using the technology of Galileo (a small telescope).


You look out at the moon orbiting the Earth,note the phases as the
moon occupies different orbital positions between the Sun and the
Earth with the Earth as center of the lunar cycle and draw the only
possible conclusion.Use an imitation analogy of lunar orbital motion
will get you there also but effectively it is childsplay.




You have yet to come up with an explanation for libration in hour
fanciful universe. Without exposing this effect you will have to admit
you are wrong about lunar rotation.


Without acknowledging the orbital turning of the Earth to the central
Sun where the orbital daylight/darkness cycle is coincident with the
orbital period of the Earth you can forget about lunar libration,I
have a fair idea of what causes that phenomena but these are fine
points whereas the orbital behavior of the moon is crucial for
understanding the difference with the orbital behavior of a planet.



If you ignore this reply or just waffle you will be shown to be a
doublethinker or fraud.


Don't you ever address me again.