OCS 1005 Chapter : HW 1 Submission
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Assignment 1: you set your clock at greenwich (0o longitude) and travels either eastward or westward without adjusting your clock to local time. The time on the clock which local noon occurred was 4 hours earlier than at greenwich, thus confirming you are east. By multiplying the hours ahead you are by 15 (in example, 4x15), you come to conclusion you are 60 degrees e. Question 2: if local noon occurs at 3 pm according to your clock (3 hrs later than at. To figure this out, it begins with the time according to your clock. The local noon occurred was 3 hours later than at greenwich, thus confirming you are west.