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Subject: [M]: Re: [OT] Celestial Mechanics Question
From: Grant C. Blair
Reply To: mapug@shore.net
Date: Thu Dec 03 10:31:00 1998

While you're here, how about checking out the Astronomy Book List ?

> Maybe some of you mathematically-minded people could solve this one for
me:
> <snip>
> Io's period is (according to The Physicist's Desk Reference) 1d 18h 27m
> 33.51s.

First person to point out my error was Bob McMillan at the LPL: 1d 18h 27m
33.51s is the SIDEREAL period of Io. I should have been using the SYNODIC
period, which is about 1m 2s longer. Duh.....

Thanks to all,

Grant Blair
Moorestown, NJ


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