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Researchers used NYC buildings to measure the 1925 solar eclipse
- mavhc 3y agoThey stood on the buildings and checked if the sun was completely covered, nothing interesting about shadows etc
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- internet-name 3y agoI disagree. It's interesting to me that the data from the observers provided this information: "Everyone above 96th Street saw the moon completely covering the disk of the sun, though no one below 96th street was able to do so. That experience represented a victory in measurement: The eclipse’s southern border could be pinpointed to within 225 feet, or the distance between 230 Riverside Drive and 240 Riverside Drive. The shadow’s border was literally caught between two buildings, each on its own city block."
- andyjohnson0 3y agoGrrr. They were scientists, not "researchers". They may have been scientists engaged in astronomical research, but that makes them actual scientists.
- Retric 3y agoNot all scientists are researchers and not all researchers are scientists, these people where both. So there's nothing wrong with calling them researchers.
- cinntaile 3y agoWhat is the difference researchers and scientists?
- Retric 3y agoResearchers conduct research, but that can include things outside of the natural sciences like recent history. What are period appropriate clothes for people working on a whaling ship? Scientist: “a person who is studying or has expert knowledge of one or more of the natural or physical sciences.” Plenty of scientists have pure educational, administrative, or advisory roles. Handing out grant money for example needs an expert aware of the current research.
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