Vacuum gap between glass walls e GPS (satellite navigation): o que têm em comum
- Passo 1. Vacuum gap between glass walls — faz parte de — Vaso de Dewar. It does not conduct heat.
- Passo 2. Vaso de Dewar — evoluiu para — Vacuum flask. A household Dewar flask.
- Passo 3. Vacuum flask — tem como parte — Mirror. The silvering reflects heat radiation.
- Passo 4. Mirror — faz parte de — Interferometer. Mirrors.
- Passo 5. Interferometer — inspirou — Theory of relativity. The Michelson–Morley experiment found no ether.
- Passo 6. Theory of relativity — é utilizado em — GPS (satellite navigation). Corrections for the relativistic slowing of clocks.