if a pendulum clock is accurate at sea level, will it gain or lose time when taken to high altitude?
2006-12-01 04:22:36 · 2 answers · asked by crockett_1969 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Wouldn't it lose time because the force of gravity would be less further from the Earth's center? If you were in space with no gravity it wouldn't work at all, right?
There is a interesting book about John Harrison, the guy who invented the first really accurate clocks in England about 1700. I think that author was Deva Sobal. It is called "Longitude" - I think they made it into a PBS special on TV also - they probably have it at your local library...
2006-12-01 04:28:49 · answer #1 · answered by matt 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
definite I do, yet thank you for the reminder. a chum of mine spoke back this question before immediately and have been given a contravention purely for saying that most of the smart set alarm clocks went off via mistake final week. Stooopid Yahoo besides.
2016-12-29 18:35:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋