international payments

2001-11-29 Thread Th. Taudin-Chabot
It might look of topic but is not, it is only a siteline. I know there are sometimes difficulties with paying contribution fees etc. for members living abroad. NASS and BSS did have a mutual agreement, but that didn't solve the problem for people in other countries. Now I found something that

Re: Astrolabes?

2001-11-29 Thread Thierry van Steenberghe
The shop of the ROG museum in Greenwich used to sell a cardboard/paper astrolabe model... If you can't go there, have a look at http://www.rog.nmm.ac.uk/ Thierry vs Kevin Conod wrote: I'm looking for brass repleca astrolabes for an exhibit. I've got Norman Green's web site, but are there

Re: sunspotter

2001-11-29 Thread Sara Schechner
marvellous. The optics are serious telescope quality. It's a very easy and safe way to see sun spots and to draw them. Great for use with kids; and astronomers find it clever too. Sara Sara Schechner, Ph.D. David P. Wheatland Curator Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments

Re: international payments

2001-11-29 Thread John Schilke
Yes, one might also try the PayPal (.com) system. John ... It should even be possible to use your creditcard right from behind your PC.

Re: international payments

2001-11-29 Thread Mr. D. Hunt
On Wed 28 Nov 2001 (22:10:28 +0100), [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, It might look of topic but is not, it is only a siteline. I know there are sometimes difficulties with paying contribution fees etc. for members living abroad. NASS and BSS did have a mutual agreement, but that didn't

Emergency Sundial

2001-11-29 Thread Edley
Dear Membership, Emergency Sundial For those of us that cannot do without a sundial for an entire day, here are some instructions for making an emergency sundial. First, we have to establish some measuring tools: Holding out both fists turned palm up and together at eye height, with arms

Re: Virus

2001-11-29 Thread Ron Anthony
Fred, I was just hit by a virus called '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'. I think it came from some one on the mailing list. I have cleaned it up. It's a sick world. ++ron - Original Message - From: Fred Sawyer To: Ron Anthony Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 7:48 PM Subject: