Fundamentals of Physics Extended
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Author: David Halliday, Robert Resnick, Jearl Walker
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
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Chapter 1, Problem 17P
SSM Five clocks are being tested in a laboratory. Exactly at noon, as determined by the WWV time signal, on successive days of a week the clocks read as in the following table. Rank the five clocks according to their relative value as good timekeepers, best to worst. Justify your choice.
| Clock | Sun. | Mon. | Tues. | Wed. | Thurs. | Fri. | Sat. |
| A | 12:36:40 | 12:36:56 | 12:37:12 | 12:37:27 | 12:37:44 | 12:37:59 | 12:38:14 |
| B | 11:59:59 | 12:00:02 | 11:59:57 | 12:00:07 | 12:00:02 | 11:59:56 | 12:00:03 |
| C | 15:50:45 | 15:51:43 | 15:52:41 | 15:53:39 | 15:54:37 | 15:55:35 | 15:56:33 |
| D | 12:03:59 | 12:02:52 | 12:01:45 | 12:00:38 | 11:59:31 | 11:58:24 | 11:57:17 |
| E | 12:03:59 | 12:02:49 | 12:01:54 | 12:01:52 | 12:01:32 | 12:01:22 | 12:01:12 |
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