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"...Sun (light) traverses 2,202 yojanas in half a nimisha" Yes, but how did he measure it?
by chubbard 14y ago
"...Sun (light) traverses 2,202 yojanas in half a nimisha"
Yes, but how did he measure it?
- shmerl 14y agoHe could know that from someone else. But from whom - is a separate question.
- StavrosK 14y agoAnd a useless one. The question is "how did the person who measured it measure it", who reports it isn't that interesting or relevant.
- chubbard 14y agoBut an article about antique dimensional analysis is just not on the same level in difficultly or interest as how someone observed a natural phenomenon and explained it with empirical evidence.
- shmerl 14y agoWhether it's interesting or not to someone - is their choice. It's interesting for me as a historical example.