Re: Simple Calculation of Sunset Time required

["Greg Neill" <gneillREM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"David Weinshenker" <daze39@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> How would you measure the rotation: suppose you landed on this planet
> from outer space, with your own time-measuring devices (that were
> marked in some totally alien units, independent of Earthlings'
> "hours"), and were wondering what the rotation period of the planet
> was. By what observation would you take that measurement? (Observing
> the apparent position of distant stars? Observing the position of
> sun? Using a Foucault pendulum at the pole?

Kelleher, aka Oriel36, is a well known crank who
seems to be fixated upon a geocentric universe.

Definitely not worth the effort.