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This image shows a schematic depiction of a clock synchronisation procedure.

The red lines represent world lines in newtonian space and time.

The yellow lines represent pulses of light (or pulses of any other electromagnetic wave) that are sent back and forth among a group of clocks.

This image is designed to be used together with Image:Synchronisation_procedure02.png

Created: 6 September 2006

Author: Cleonis

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current	16:45, 6 September 2006	256×256 (3 KB)	Cleonis (Talk \| contribs)	(256x256 version of the image. )
	16:43, 6 September 2006	1,280×1,280 (19 KB)	Cleonis (Talk \| contribs)	('''Description:'''<br> This image shows a schematic depiction of a clock synchronisation procedure. The red lines represent world lines in newtonian space and time. The yellow lines represent pulses of light (or pulses of any other electromagnetic wave))