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Author Topic:   Request for help re light speed, emission of light, and time
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03-07-2012 5:20 AM
Reply to: Message 4 by kbertsche
03-06-2012 8:09 PM


I don't think that's right. Shouldn't the distance between the Earth and the Sun be different in the photon's perspective (compared to ours), due to length contraction ?

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