My mention of Alfred Loomis prompted me to get the book out and I found
this quote (p. 70 of the hardcover edition):
Loomis would remain a time nut for the rest of his life, according to
Luis Alvarez, who recalled that Loomis always wore two Accutrons -- one
on his right wrist and one on his
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], John Ackermann N8UR writes:
[...]and if one was gaining a half second
on the other, he would wear it on the outside of his wrist instead of
the inside, so that gravity changed the rate of the tuning fork [...]
I'd expect that the author got this wrong, it would be
] The first time nut?
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], John Ackermann N8UR writes:
[...]and if one was gaining a half second
on the other, he would wear it on the outside of his wrist instead of
the inside, so that gravity changed the rate of the tuning fork [...]
I'd expect that the author got
On Sun, 27 May 2007 18:42:17 +, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], John Ackermann N8UR writes:
[...]and if one was gaining a half second
on the other, he would wear it on the outside of his wrist instead of
the inside, so that gravity changed the rate of the tuning fork
and frequency measurement
Subject: Re: [time-nuts] The first time nut?
I know that at least one of us (not me!) was photographed in his younger
days wearing one watch on each wrist...
25 years ago: Tom (2), Don (0), Glenn (1):
http://www.leapsecond.com/images/1982-tvb-pyramids-top.jpg
/tvb
-Henning Kamp
Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2007 4:01 PM
To: Tom Van Baak; Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement
Subject: Re: [time-nuts] The first time nut?
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Tom Van Baak writes:
I know that at least one of us (not me!) was photographed in his younger
days wearing
From: Poul-Henning Kamp [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [time-nuts] The first time nut?
Date: Sun, 27 May 2007 20:01:28 +
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In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Tom Van Baak writes:
I know that at least one of us (not me!) was photographed in his younger
days wearing
