| ▲ | davidwritesbugs 2 days ago | |||||||
"Boil it down and this means the quantum clock loses only one second every 30 billion years, which, for navigation purposes, means a drift of a mere 1 x 10⁻⁶ degrees per hour. " What does this mean in terms of metres off a desired position? | ||||||||
| ▲ | foxyv 2 days ago | parent [-] | |||||||
A nautical mile is 1852 meters 1 degree of latitude is 60 nautical miles 1 millionth of a degree is 0.1 meters So they lose about 2.4 meters of accuracy per day or about 0.9km per year. Which is pretty good for nautical navigation purposes. | ||||||||
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