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Chapter 21, Problem 7CC
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Whether the radio waves emitted from the clock near the planet have the same wavelength as the radio waves emitted from the clock far away from the planet. Given that two identical clocks, which are initially far away from strong gravity sources, are synchronized far out in space. After this, one clock is placed near a massive planet and the time measured by the other clock is 1 hour.
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