Rmer was observing the eclipses of Jupiters moon Io with

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Rmer was observing the eclipses of Jupiters moon Io with the hope that they would serve as a highly accurate clock that would be independent of longitude. (Prior to GPS, such a clock was needed for accurate navigation.) Io eclipses (enters the umbra of Jupiters shadow) every Assuming an eclipse of Io is observed on Earth on June 1 at midnight when Earth is at location A (as shown in Figure 31-54), predict the expected time of observation of an eclipse one-quarter of a year later when Earth is at location assuming (a) the speed of light is infinite and (b) the speed of light is .

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