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Light Bulbs. Science & Nature - Human Body and Mind - Mind. Michio Kaku | Professor of Theoretical Physics, CUNY. Psychology 140, 001|Spring 2010|UC Berkeley - Download free content from UC Berkeley. Anthropology - Download free content from Oxford University. Your Age On Other Worlds. Want to melt those years away? Travel to an outer planet! <div class="js-required"><hr> This Page requires a Javascript capable browser <hr></div> Fill in your birthdate below in the space indicated.

(Note you must enter the year as a 4-digit number!) Click on the "Calculate" button. Notice that your age on other worlds will automatically fill in. Notice that Your age is different on the different worlds. The Days (And Years) Of Our Lives Looking at the numbers above, you'll immediately notice that you are different ages on the different planets. The earth is in motion. The top-like rotation of the earth on its axis is how we define the day. The revolution of the earth around the sun is how we define the year. We all learn in grade school that the planets move at differing rates around the sun. Why the huge differences in periods? Johannes Kepler Tycho Brahe Kepler briefly worked with the great Danish observational astronomer, Tycho Brahe. The Gravity Of The Situation Isaac Newton.

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