Re: How the comet flies

nando_ronteltap@xxxxxxxxx wrote, On 2007/03/20 17:35:
On 20 mrt, 02:30, Bob Casanova <nos...@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 19 Mar 2007 06:18:10 -0700, the following appeared in
talk.origins, posted by "nando_rontel...@xxxxxxxxx"
<nando_rontel...@xxxxxxxxx>:

Yeah, I was right, and you all were wrong, and the NASA website about
uncertainty in solar-eclicpse predictions proves that.

OK, let's get this straight. Are you arguing that the
uncertainties shown on that website are due to the
Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle? All that's required is a
simple "yes" or "no".

Well there are other possible origins for free movement, but since the
uncertainty principle is about position and velocity, so basically
about movement, yes it is due to the uncertainty principle,
interpreted in the objective sense. The range of possible results in
the solar-eclipse is caused by decisions between velocity and position
of the bodies involved as they progress in time per decision.


So you're arguing that the Moon is making a decision as to where it will be in the next unit of time?

BTW, Heisenberg's uncertainty principle exists because of the wave/particle duality in quantum physics and, as such, does not apply to the real of classical physics by which we can _very_ accurately measure the position of orbiting bodies in our solar system.

Try reading this, as your understanding of the HUP appears to be flawed: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heisenberg_Uncertainty_Principle

I note that you have yet to address that the NASA page which _you_ brought up to try and support your uncertainty hypothesis gives a possible error only o the order of a few minutes for eclipses 3000 years ago.

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