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Falsifying a young Universe. (re: Supernova 1987A)

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DrJones*

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Message 78 of 948 (176442)
01-13-2005 1:08 AM

Reply to: Message 75 by crashfrog
01-13-2005 12:16 AM

nitpick: 1 second=1/3600 of a degree.

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Message 81 of 948 (176446)
01-13-2005 1:17 AM

Reply to: Message 74 by simple
01-12-2005 11:57 PM

Re: now wait a parsec here

notice how inexerably interwoven with time even these units are! (seconds-light years).

Crashfrog has already pointed out that the seconds used are an angular measurement. Light-years are a measurement of length, 1 light year = 9.46 X 10¹² km = 5.88 X 10¹² miles.

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