> but by the time the Beagle voyages were over the cost of a good chronometer had fallen to under £40 (now £4,200)
Reminds me of the "wait calculation" paradox, where it's always better to wait to start building your interstellar spaceship, because if you wait another 50 years, you will be building a better spaceship that will shave off more than 50 years of your flight time. [1] (Ok, in the original research paper it's not a paradox, but I like to think of it as one.)
Reminds me of the "wait calculation" paradox, where it's always better to wait to start building your interstellar spaceship, because if you wait another 50 years, you will be building a better spaceship that will shave off more than 50 years of your flight time. [1] (Ok, in the original research paper it's not a paradox, but I like to think of it as one.)
1. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/260275150_Interstel...