On 19/03/11 03:03, Hugo Mills wrote:
> ...This means that the moon would have to be 6% larger,
> linearly(*). The moon's semi-major axis is 384000km(**), and its mean
> radius is 1700km(**). With those figures, its visible disc will be
> something on the order of 0.00885 radians across, or about 0.51�
> (after a little trigonometry).
> ...
I knew there'd be someone clever on this list who would be able to do
the sums.
So it's another example of the media being able to pick and choose from
the scientific data to publish numbers that are as meaningless as they
are accurate.
cheers
Chris
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Chris Dennis cgdennis@???
Fordingbridge, Hampshire, UK
