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  • The physics behind Global Positioning System (GPS)

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    John Mulindi
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    The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a framework that allows anyone, with the aid of a small device, to identify exactly where they are on the earth’s surface. The GPS is made up of several satellites in accurate, well-known orbits around the earth. Each of these satellites contains a very accurate clock and a microwave…