One can, of course, acquire this confidence by setting one to the other. -- Ashley
On Fri, 2008-10-24 at 08:45 +0100, Peter Vince wrote: > Hi Rob, > > Two would give you SOME confidence if they read the same, and at least > you would know to be wary if they didn't. With > three, you can use a majority voting system, and that is what we do (although > we are not at sea!) > > Peter Vince (London, England) > > > On Fri Oct 24 5:31 , Rob Seaman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sent: > > > From Jack London, a question: "Why did you sail with only one > >chronometer?" > > > > http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Risks/25.41.html#subj10 > > > >If two chronometers are "no better than one", why are three better > >than two? > > > >Rob Seaman > >National Optical Astronomy Observatory > > > _______________________________________________ > LEAPSECS mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/leapsecs > _______________________________________________ LEAPSECS mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/leapsecs
