RE: Chilean Quake May Have Shortened Earth Days

2010-03-02 Thread koolish
The position of the pole isn't constant anyway. Here is the Wikipedia article on the Chandler wobble. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandler_wobble And here is a photo of the Chandler tombstone in Cambridge MA. http://www.dickkoolish.com/rmk_page/RMK_Pictures/Astronomers640/SChandler.JPG > I also

RE: Chilean Quake May Have Shortened Earth Days

2010-03-02 Thread John Carmichael
I also heard it shifted the earth's axis by three inches. John -Original Message- From: sundial-boun...@uni-koeln.de [mailto:sundial-boun...@uni-koeln.de] On Behalf Of Tom Kreyche Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 9:21 AM To: 'sundial list' Subject: Chilean Quake May Have Shortened Earth