Speed of the Earth

What is the total velocity (say, of a point 5ft above the surface of
the earth) of the motion we experience every day when you take into
account all the translations, rotations and orbits of the earth
through the solar system and the solar system through the galaxy, and
the expansion of the universe (given an independent coordinate
system)?

-thanks
-Todd

Todd Smith wrote:

What is the total velocity (say, of a point 5ft above the surface of
the earth) of the motion we experience every day when you take into
account all the translations, rotations and orbits of the earth
through the solar system and the solar system through the galaxy, and
the expansion of the universe (given an independent coordinate
system)?

-thanks
-Todd

Todd,

Going to school at Auburn, eh? Is this for a class? Folks
generally are quite willing to work with students on such
things, but really hate being used to do someone's homework for
them. Truth is your best approach, Todd.

Tom McDonald

Todd Smith wrote:

What is the total velocity (say, of a point 5ft above the surface of
the earth) of the motion we experience every day when you take into
account all the translations, rotations and orbits of the earth
through the solar system and the solar system through the galaxy, and
the expansion of the universe (given an independent coordinate
system)?

-thanks
-Todd

Todd,

Going to school at Auburn, eh? Is this for a class? Folks
generally are quite willing to work with students on such
things, but really hate being used to do someone's homework for
them. Truth is your best approach, Todd.

Tom McDonald

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Todd Smith wrote:

What is the total velocity (say, of a point 5ft above the surface of
the earth) of the motion we experience every day when you take into
account all the translations, rotations and orbits of the earth
through the solar system and the solar system through the galaxy, and
the expansion of the universe (given an independent coordinate
system)?

Total velocity relative to what?

You have to supply a reference point of some kind, or else the
veolocity will remain undefined.

And you'll also need to supply a date and time and geographical
position, since the "total velocity" you're after is dependent
on all these quantities.

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In article ,
Todd Smith wrote:

What is the total velocity (say, of a point 5ft above the surface of
the earth) of the motion we experience every day when you take into
account all the translations, rotations and orbits of the earth
through the solar system and the solar system through the galaxy, and
the expansion of the universe (given an independent coordinate
system)?

Total velocity relative to what?

You have to supply a reference point of some kind, or else the
veolocity will remain undefined.

And you'll also need to supply a date and time and geographical
position, since the "total velocity" you're after is dependent
on all these quantities.

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Paul Schlyter, Grev Turegatan 40, SE-114 38 Stockholm, SWEDEN
e-mail: pausch at stockholm dot bostream dot se
WWW: http://www.stjarnhimlen.se/
http://home.tiscali.se/pausch/

Dear Todd Smith:

"Todd Smith" wrote in message
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What is the total velocity (say, of a point 5ft above the surface of
the earth) of the motion we experience every day when you take into
account all the translations, rotations and orbits of the earth
through the solar system and the solar system through the galaxy, and
the expansion of the universe (given an independent coordinate
system)?

You could look up the anisotropy of the CMBR, which can correlate to a
linear velocity measurement.

Universal expansion does not provide for a velocity, per se, since the net
velocity of all objects at r = x is about the same.

David A. Smith

Dear Todd Smith:

"Todd Smith" wrote in message
m...
What is the total velocity (say, of a point 5ft above the surface of
the earth) of the motion we experience every day when you take into
account all the translations, rotations and orbits of the earth
through the solar system and the solar system through the galaxy, and
the expansion of the universe (given an independent coordinate
system)?

You could look up the anisotropy of the CMBR, which can correlate to a
linear velocity measurement.

Universal expansion does not provide for a velocity, per se, since the net
velocity of all objects at r = x is about the same.

David A. Smith

On 11 Jul 2004 00:11:13 -0700, (Todd Smith) wrote:

What is the total velocity (say, of a point 5ft above the surface of
the earth) of the motion we experience every day when you take into
account all the translations, rotations and orbits of the earth
through the solar system and the solar system through the galaxy, and
the expansion of the universe (given an independent coordinate
system)?

What a strange question. For openers, Todd lad, I suspect it may be a
trick question. We _experience_ no _velocity_ since we travel in the
same frame of reference as the earth. It is surprising, considering
the wild ride the earth, solar system, galaxy, and Universe have taken
us on, Now, you alter that story and insert a change of velocity
(acceleration or deceleration) into the problem and there is often
hell to pay !!

On 11 Jul 2004 00:11:13 -0700, (Todd Smith) wrote:

What is the total velocity (say, of a point 5ft above the surface of
the earth) of the motion we experience every day when you take into
account all the translations, rotations and orbits of the earth
through the solar system and the solar system through the galaxy, and
the expansion of the universe (given an independent coordinate
system)?

What a strange question. For openers, Todd lad, I suspect it may be a
trick question. We _experience_ no _velocity_ since we travel in the
same frame of reference as the earth. It is surprising, considering
the wild ride the earth, solar system, galaxy, and Universe have taken
us on, Now, you alter that story and insert a change of velocity
(acceleration or deceleration) into the problem and there is often
hell to pay !!

On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 08:53:56 -0700, "N:dlzc D:aol T:com \(dlzc\)" N:
dlzc1 D:cox wrote:

Dear Todd Smith:

"Todd Smith" wrote in message
om...
What is the total velocity (say, of a point 5ft above the surface of
the earth) of the motion we experience every day when you take into
account all the translations, rotations and orbits of the earth
through the solar system and the solar system through the galaxy, and
the expansion of the universe (given an independent coordinate
system)?

You could look up the anisotropy of the CMBR, which can correlate to a
linear velocity measurement.

Universal expansion does not provide for a velocity, per se, since the net
velocity of all objects at r = x is about the same.

David A. Smith
David, what is the `experience' of anisotrophic CMBR. Do you
`experience' a `red shift'. Truth of the matter is that there is no
`experience' of `total velocity' on earth because we move in the same
frame of reference. If you just have to come up with something simple,
we do experience aging as sun rises and sets and the swift seasons
roll by, (passage of time). That would be my final answer.