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Re: HOW EINSTEIN USED MAXWELL

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From: PD
Date: Sun, 09 May 2010 00:23
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On May 8, 4:58 pm, ..@..(Henry Wilson DSc) wrote:
> On Fri, 7 May 2010 15:18:40 -0700 (PDT), PD <thedraperfam...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >On May 7, 4:23 pm, ..@..(Henry Wilson DSc) wrote:
> >> On Fri, 7 May 2010 05:38:45 -0700 (PDT), PD <thedraperfam...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >On May 6, 5:31 pm, ..@..(Henry Wilson DSc) wrote:
> >> >> On Thu, 6 May 2010 15:18:38 -0700 (PDT), PD <thedraperfam...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >That old saw. Maxwell's equations are nothing but shorthand for a
> >> >serious of English sentences that would take a great number of words
> >> >to say with the same precision that the algebraic notation says in
> >> >compact form. When you read the equation, all of those terms have been
> >> >defined and their conceptual meaning already established. Thus the
> >> >interpretation is the conceptual framework that is already written
> >> >down before the equations are.
>
> >> Maxwell's equations provide a value for the speed of lightin a medium.
>
> >Or without a medium.
>
> >They also provide other things, as I've already mentioned. Are you so
> >geriatric that you've forgotten the others already?
>
> You woulodn't know what div and curl are so I wont bother to explain...

Oh, but I do.
So feel free to continue.

>
> >> ALL velocities are relative by definition....and that includes light.
>
> >Yes, but as I said, this does not necessarily mean that the velocity
> >changes when changing reference frame.
>
> ...moron.....of course it does.

No, it doesn't. What on earth gives you the foolish idea that it does?

>
> Henry Wilson...
>
> .......A relativist's IQ = his snipping ability.
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