[time-nuts] Shortt Clock Recent Measurements

[Tom Knox]

There should be some error if you are to buy into Dr Allan's new gravitational theory. Has anyone attempted to duplicate his experiments concerning high energy density effects on a Shortt Clock? I posted a link to Dr Allan's web site last night on this thread.

Thomas Knox



> From: tvb at leapsecond.com
> Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2013 18:39:26 -0800
> To: time-nuts at febo.com
> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Shortt Clock Recent Measurements
> 
> Brooke,
> 
> Not sure what you find in error; please explain.
> 
> I have all the Shortt info you need. Not all of it is for Wikipedia; contact me off-line.
> 
> Just got back from the CalTech
> Time Symposium:
> http://leapsecond.com/nawcc2013/
> 
> The conjecture about tides is explained in great detail here:
> http://leapsecond.com/hsn2006/
> 
> Meanwhile, see:
> http://leapsecond.com/pend/shortt/
> http://leapsecond.com/pend/shortt/1931-RAS-Analysis-Loomis-Chronograph-Brown-Brouwer.pdf
> http://leapsecond.com/pend/shortt/1931-RAS-Precise-Measurement-Time-Loomis.pdf
> 
> /tvb (i5s)
> 
> > On Dec 9, 2013, at 5:02 PM, Brooke Clarke <brooke at pacific.net> wrote:
> > 
> > Hi:
> > 
> > The Wiki page for the Shortt pendulum clock has a "Recent Measurements" (1984)  paragraph that's in error.
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shortt-Synchronome_clock#Recent_accuracy_measurement
> > 
> > While it's probably true that the clock is stable to 200 uS per day (i.e. 2E-9) I believe Alfred Loomis discovered the effect of the moon on this clock a long time ago.
> > Is there a link to his paper at the Royal Society on that topic that could be added to the Wiki page?
> > 
> > Also see:
> > http://www.amazon.com/Tuxedo-Park-Street-Science-Changed/dp/0684872889/ref=sr_1_1
> > http://www.leapsecond.com/hsn2006/ch1.htm
> > 
> > -- 
> > Have Fun,
> > 
> > Brooke Clarke
> > http://www.PRC68.com
> > http://www.end2partygovernment.com/2012Issues.html
> > 
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