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Andrew Fraknoi
This web page provides a discussion of the different speeds with which someone on Earth is moving in the universe and how astronomers measure such speeds. It includes background information for beginners, and some classroom activity suggestions.
This page is part of "The Universe in the Classroom" newsletter of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=5461">Fraknoi, Andrew. How Fast Are You Moving When You Are Sitting Still. 2007.</a>
AIP Format
A. Fraknoi, (2007), WWW Document, (http://web.archive.org/web/20150717032503/http://www.astrosociety.org/edu/publications/tnl/71/uitc071.pdf).
AJP/PRST-PER
A. Fraknoi, How Fast Are You Moving When You Are Sitting Still (2007), <http://web.archive.org/web/20150717032503/http://www.astrosociety.org/edu/publications/tnl/71/uitc071.pdf>.
APA Format
Fraknoi, A. (2007). How Fast Are You Moving When You Are Sitting Still. Retrieved May 4, 2025, from http://web.archive.org/web/20150717032503/http://www.astrosociety.org/edu/publications/tnl/71/uitc071.pdf
Chicago Format
Fraknoi, Andrew. How Fast Are You Moving When You Are Sitting Still. 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20150717032503/http://www.astrosociety.org/edu/publications/tnl/71/uitc071.pdf (accessed 4 May 2025).
MLA Format
Fraknoi, Andrew. How Fast Are You Moving When You Are Sitting Still. 2007. 4 May 2025 <http://web.archive.org/web/20150717032503/http://www.astrosociety.org/edu/publications/tnl/71/uitc071.pdf>.
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Author = "Andrew Fraknoi",
Title = {How Fast Are You Moving When You Are Sitting Still},
Volume = {2025},
Number = {4 May 2025},
Year = {2007}
}
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