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DaveC426913 replied to the thread Undergrad Unexpected findings in need of an explanation (retrograde motion of Mars).And I hope I have demonstrated that it is also immaterial to the answer. No matter how you measure it, it is definitely almost twice as... -
DaveC426913 reacted to PeterDonis's post in the thread Undergrad Unexpected findings in need of an explanation (retrograde motion of Mars) with
Skeptical.
Wikipedia, referencing a dictionary, not a scientific textbook or paper. Note here that the term "ecliptic longitude" is used, not... -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread Undergrad Unexpected findings in need of an explanation (retrograde motion of Mars).My post 20, rough though it is, should make your assertions self-evident to all. Here, the two images are superimposed and scaled so...
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DaveC426913 reacted to Ibix's post in the thread Undergrad Acceleration calculation in Special Relativity with
Agree.
Do remember that this is relativity theory. An object accelerating from rest to ##v## in one frame is decelerating from ##-v## to rest... -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread Undergrad Unexpected findings in need of an explanation (retrograde motion of Mars).That being said, the next thing I think that needs to be looked at is the geometry involving both their respective aphelia and...
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DaveC426913 replied to the thread Undergrad Unexpected findings in need of an explanation (retrograde motion of Mars).Here they are visualized. I found these starcharts by Google so I'm trusting they're accurate. I used Stellarium to overlay the R/A...
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"I have a cousin who lives in Wales." "You mean like Jonah did?"
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DaveC426913 reacted to russ_watters's post in the thread Writing: Read Only Have we found an ancient space habitat? with
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But they're asteroids? Where would the implication that they could be hollow space stations even come from? It makes no sense and... -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread Writing: Read Only Have we found an ancient space habitat?.I think I'd get murderized if I try to get it moved to sci-fi... :-p
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DaveC426913 reacted to Al_'s post in the thread Writing: Read Only Have we found an ancient space habitat? with
Haha.
Yeah, but they just talk about unicorns. Oops, I didn't mean to end the thread. I like to talk about things that actually could be... -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread Collection of Lame Jokes.In Hamilton we like our puns, and our Timmy's Coffee. This downtown puddle has persisted across several years and has become...
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DaveC426913 replied to the thread Collection of Lame Jokes.That's one of ours here in Hammtown! We had a plow naming contest a few years ago. Many entries are Hammtown references. Chillin'...
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DaveC426913 replied to the thread Writing: Read Only Have we found an ancient space habitat?.Maybe they like living inside things. The reasons are myriad. Maybe they aren't planning a trip. Both of the above require insight...
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DaveC426913 replied to the thread Undergrad Unexpected findings in need of an explanation (retrograde motion of Mars).Bah. Way too complex to do by-hand. I barely got three months done, and month-by-month is still not granular enough. Gave up half way...
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DaveC426913 replied to the thread Writing: Read Only Have we found an ancient space habitat?.Which is exactly why it is a plausible phenom without speculating about aliens. No evidence points in that direction. If you wanted to...
