Dear Roger All:
Roger wrote:
Don't forget the quote from my old trig teacher, All knowledge comes up
through a pencil. The best way to learn sundial trig is to do what you and
I have done. Work it through. Reading equations or hearing a lecture just
doesn't do it!
That is why it is important
On Wed, 13 Oct 1999, John Carmichael wrote:
I saw a lot of dialing hobbiests with paper, plastic or wooden sundials.
Maybe I'm old fashioned, but I really think that sundials should be built to
last. I think it is a pity that more of the wonderful designs that we saw
aren't being built out
As for the above hour line formula, maybe the best way to teach the
beginner its solution would be to pick an example latitude and print the
pages of Natural Logrithrimic Functions from a typical trig table that
have
the desired values. That way, the beginner could see how to use the
tables.
Hi John,
At 09:15 AM 10/13/99 -0700, John Carmichael wrote:
First, someone could write an article or series of articles on basic
beginning trigonometry as it applies to dialing.
Don't forget the quote from my old trig teacher, All knowledge comes up
through a pencil. The best way to learn
-Ursprüngliche Nachricht-
Von: John Carmichael [EMAIL PROTECTED]
An: sundial@rrz.uni-koeln.de sundial@rrz.uni-koeln.de
Datum: Mittwoch, 13. Oktober 1999 19:15
Betreff: conference Compendium topics
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First, I noticed that several people complained that the Compendium
contained
Dear John and the List,
I can only second the sentiments in your posting: the NASS
Conference was a true delight. It was a joy to attend, to meet you and all
the old and new friends, and to learn so much!!
As a one-time mathematician, I revel in the mathematical
articles, but
