Quote: on a rocket ship a clock at the head runs faster than one at the tail; the same thing happens in a gravitational field, the higher clock runs faster

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Suppose we put a [flashing] clock at the … and we put another identical clock at the … the second flash travels the shorter distance … It is a shorter distance because the ship … You can see, then, that if the two … a separation somewhat less than one second … But now let's think of the rocket ship … they must if [Einstein's] principle of equivalence [between gravity and accelerating frames of reference] is right. … [p. 42-11] For instance, for an altitude difference of … However, just such a change has recently been … [ref].   Google-1   Google-2

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Quote: an altitude difference of 20 meters at the earth's surface speeds up a clock by two parts in 10^15; tested experimentally with the Mossbauer effect

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