Re: GNU

From	Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.misc, alt.usage.english
Subject	Re: GNU
Date	2026-03-24 21:57 +1100
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
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References	(20 earlier) <1rsf3c4.1muk5iqj5v8myN%nospam@de-ster.demon.nl> <10pr7co$376p$1@dont-email.me> <1rsfeiy.i8olhe8zi81gN%nospam@de-ster.demon.nl> <10ptkmn$t2gt$2@dont-email.me> <1rsh2ux.469zotzrgurnN%nospam@de-ster.demon.nl>

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On 24/03/26 21:49, J. J. Lodder wrote:
> Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 23 Mar 2026 13:55:29 +0100, J. J. Lodder wrote:
>>
>>>> They would have been better off to take measurements at sunrise and
>>>> sunset, and take the average. (With a correction to account for the
>>>> distance travelled between the two measurements.)
>>>
>>> You are forgetting about atmospheric refraction,
>>
>> That would have been in opposite directions at sunrise and sunset, and
>> therefore cancel out.
>
> Sorry, but you are mistaken about that.
> The amounts will be different,

Even in mid-ocean?

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Peter Moylan       peter@pmoylan.org    http://www.pmoylan.org
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