Astronomers Vs Harrison (clock maker) ref Longitude problem

Ron Larham wrote:
"oriel36" wrote in message
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Craig Oldfield wrote:

[SNIP]

Even when it is pointed out to you that a star returns to the
same
position in 23 hours 56 min 04 sec of a 24 hour day and this is
fine as
long as you do NOT attempt to justify it astronomically

I beg you pardon!?

It is an astronomical observation.

RonL

This is why none of you are astronomers because none of you have the
feeling for how the noon Equation of Time correction which equalises
the variations in the length of a day to the equable 24 hour day
exclude the possibility of justifying the sidereal value of 23 hours 56
min 04 sec.

You lousy and stupid freaks,the pre-Copernican astronomers being good
enough to equalise the variations in the natural day at noon and the
early heliocentric adaption of this principle to the newly discovered
principle of constant axial rotation makes it one of the most exquisite
astronomical jewels in existence.