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Re:Time




Whether messy are not-so-messy, the fact remains that when we measure
time we are comparing the given motion to another - and what
we think is - isoperiodic(?!) repetitive(?!) motion.

regards,

sarma.

At 10:49 PM 10/25/98 -0500, you wrote:
I once edured a not too goos cosmology (as in scholastic philosophy)
course in which we defined time as the measure of motion (ie change)
according to before and after. (It sounds a lot better in Latin!

-rkc

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