On 11/29/00 1:56 PM, "Michael W. Wellman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> I seem to recall that it is 28 days and a bit, so it should shift. I do
>> think that it would make sense to have these things as add ins, but MS
>> should not necessarily have to add them. What is the format for the Holiday
>> files? tab delineated? Could someone just created such a file and post it on
>> the Erage AppleScript site?
>
> Well, sure, we could create a "Full moons" file (however, technically the
> full moon is dependent upon your exact location...and that equation is much
> more complex).
>
> But that wouldn't allow us to have recurring events that were defined
> relative to the full moon.
>
> And I *need* the ability to have a recurring reminder to visit Christian M.
> M. Brady 47 days prior to the first Sunday after the first Paschal full moon
> after Spring Equinox of each year.
>
> Or is it 46 days? And what happens on leap years? ;-)
>
> Just how much further can we roam off topic?
Now I don't know whether to be impressed or disgusted mikel! ;-)
BTW: Anybody want to read my Bachelor's thesis on the Calendar System of the
Hebrew Bible? :-) I am turning it into an paper for next year's AAR/SBL
conference, assuming that it is accepted. Wait, I am beginning to think this
is the wrong list....
Cb
cbrady @ tulane.edu
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