Suppose an observer is standing at the origin in Figure 14.6 and all the clocks are synchronized.

(a) Which of the following is true? The observer sees that 

(i) all the clocks read the same time, 

(ii) nearby clocks display later times than more distant clocks, 

(iii) nearby clocks display earlier times than more distant clocks.

(b) Does the observer see all the clocks running at the same rate?

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1 grid unit Figure 14.6 The scaffold of time: a reference frame made up of a grid of synchronized clocks. An event can occur anywhere in the grid, and the instant at which the event occurs is the instant shown on the clock nearest the event. event x reference clock (at origin) Nearest clock measures instant of event.