Using a pendulum to find the distance to the sun

[Mukilab]

Hello,

One or two years ago I had a mathematics lecture where one part of it was using basic formulae, a pendulum and the distance to the centre of the Earth to find out what the distance to the sun was.

Recently, I came across a question which asked me to figure out the distance to the sun however it was far more complicated and used more advanced theories than the example I was shown in the lecture.

However, I can no longer precisely remember how to do it using the method in the lecture but I can remember that it involved finding the distance to the centre of the earth, how far the horizon of the Earth was and a pendulum to find the distance to the sun.

If you know of a method along these lines, please could you inform me? It would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

 

[Mukilab]

Nevermind I've trawled through the internet over the past hours and finally found the answer in a hidden niche

 

[davenn]

Nevermind I've trawled through the internet over the past hours and finally found the answer in a hidden niche

ohhh and are you going to share this gem so others don't also have to trawl for hours ??

cheers :)
Dave