Re: Impact of Spheroidicity

[Leigh Palmer <palmer@SFU.CA>]

David Bowman says:

> Regarding Leigh's final question:
>
> > As a parting shot, does the gravitational force of the Sun
> > on the Earth point to the center of the Sun as we see it on
> > Earth?
>
> This is a trick question.  But the answer is no.

Of course, right. And no, the small difference to which you
alluded hasn't been observed. but the evident difference in
direction is large, as you know; it is v/c = 10^-4 radians,
or just over a third of a minute of arc.

Leigh

"Now let's not always see the same hands."

                             - Tom Lehrer, in "The New Math"