Had a conversation the other day with a friend about the nature of Time. He maintained Time is an absolute, operating independently of outside anything. His "proof" are the atomic frequencies of Cesium atoms, etc.
According to Russell (which I agree with) Time is an effect of motion of planetary bodies as are also the periodic oscillations and vibrations of the atoms composing those bodies. A planet has the orbit it has because of the Celestial/Terrestrial (gravital/assimilative and repulsion) influences in which it sympathetically participates. This is evident in the elliptical orbits - governed by periodic swings further and nearer its parent or gravital center. The elements of the planet are not carried along by the planet. The elements of the planet ARE the planet. So each molecule, atom and quantum entity are equally affected by these celestial rhythms. They ALL orbit the planet's center as also the star about which the planet orbits.
The motions of any planet include (but not limited to) its 1) circular orbit revolution about a star and 2) its rotation about its own center more commonly called its rotation. The first motion is what we call a year. The second motion is the day of that year. Earth, for example, rotates 365.25 times about its own center for every revolution it makes about the Sun's center. According to Russell this is the correct number of turns conforming to the earth's radius from the Sun. If the earth were moved further away from the sun there would be more days per orbital revolution. If it were moved closer to the sun there would be fewer days per yearly orbital revolution. So TIME is dependent on many things. Time is therefore an effect or at best an equally participating aspect of complex motions and is not a thing unto itself, operating independent of all else.
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