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Glen A. Rebka
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Glen A. Rebka

American physicist
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  • Photosynthesis
    electromagnetic radiation
    / Effect of gravitation

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  • Alfred North Whitehead
    time
    / Relativistic effects

    Pound and Glen A. Rebka measured the difference between the frequencies of photons produced at different elevations and found that it agreed very closely with what was predicted. The primary standards used to form the frequency of TAI are corrected for height above sea level.

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    Pound and Glen A. Rebka measured the difference between the frequencies of photons produced at different elevations and found that it agreed very closely with what was predicted. The primary standards used to form the frequency of TAI are corrected for height above sea level.

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