A New Principle of Time Observation, especially for Determination of Longitude

A New Principle of Time Observation, especially for Determination of Longitude

A MAIN difficulty of accurate time determination is the personal equation of the observer. Although the term 'personal equation' suggests that any trained observer would have a fixed personality, such is not found to be the case; and two observers will differ by different amounts in varyin...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature (London) 1932-10, Vol.130 (3287), p.666-666
1. Verfasser: HUNTER, J. DE GRAAFF
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A MAIN difficulty of accurate time determination is the personal equation of the observer. Although the term 'personal equation' suggests that any trained observer would have a fixed personality, such is not found to be the case; and two observers will differ by different amounts in varying circumstances.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/130666a0