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From: BURT on 11 Nov 2009 22:03
On Nov 11, 11:42 am, DW <h38...(a)dcemail.com> wrote:
> On Nov 11, 8:10 pm, glird <gl...(a)aol.com> wrote:
>
> > On Nov 1, 12:20 pm, "Riaper" wrote:> "The Impossibility of Measuring the Velocity of Light"
>
> > >< Since the conclusion that the velocity of light was constant in all reference frames is based on observation, the necessity of understanding the methodology of measuring the
>
> > velocity of light should be apparent to all who would deal with
> > relativistic phenomena. >
>
> >  That the velocity of light is constant in all reference frames was
> > NOT "based on" observations; it was POSTULATED by Einstein and
> > verified later.
>
> wrong, the velocity of light cannot be
> measured by definition and else
>
>         at best you measure time, which cant be
>         done neither, but only ordered sequence
>         of pulses, which are events
>
> rest of misconceptions mercifully snipped

Its always the speed of light. We don't need to include a direction in
its measurement.

Mitch Raemsch
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