Re: [Phys-l] earth's rotation

[Bernard Cleyet <bernardcleyet@redshift.com>]

I don't quite see why a shorter day wrt to a sidereal day will change 
the climate.  the illumination from the sun will be unchanged.

bc

Clarence Bennett wrote:

> If, as I suspect, the concept CLOCKWISE was invented by Europeans 
> looking at sundials, then I think Mike's argument should fall apart.
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> > Viewed from above ("North" of the ecliptic plane), the fact that 
> > Earth rotates CCW and revolves CCW leads to a 24-h solar day (23 h 56 
> > m with respect to the stars). It takes four minutes more than a 
> > complete rotation to bring the Sun back to the same meridian.
> >
> > If you reversed our direction of revolution around the Sun, the day 
> > would be eight minutes shorter. Maybe that would result in some 
> > climate change?
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> >
> > Mike
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