Astronomy Without A Telescope ? Is Time Real?

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Time is an illusion caused by the passage of history (Douglas Adams 1952-2001).

The way that we deal with time is central to a major current schism in href="http://www.universetoday.com/guide-to-space/physics/" class="alinks_links" title="" rel="external">physics. Under classic href="http://www.universetoday.com/guide-to-space/telescopes/newtonian-telescope/" class="alinks_links" title="" rel="external">Newtonian physics and also�quantum mechanics – time is absolute, a universal metronome allowing you determine whether events occur simultaneously or in sequence. Under Einstein's physics, time is not absolute�? simultaneity and sequence�depend on who's looking. For Einstein, href="http://www.universetoday.com/guide-to-space/physics/how-fast-is-the-speed-of-light/" class="alinks_links" title="" rel="external">the speed of light (in a vacuum) is constant and time changes in whatever way is required to keep the href="http://www.universetoday.com/guide-to-space/physics/speed-of-light/" class="alinks_links" title="" rel="external">speed of light constant from all frames of reference.(...)
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