Re: [meteorite-list] Ensisheim: What is the TRUE FALL DATE??

2008-02-07 Thread Francis Graham
Dear List, I do not know if this is a universally adopted rule, even among scientists, but I have adopted the following rule: dates before the Gregorian reform of 1582 are to be stated in the Julian system, dates after the reform are to be stated in the Gregorian System. I do not retroactively

Re: [meteorite-list] Ensisheim: What is the TRUE FALL DATE??

2008-02-07 Thread Darren Garrison
On Thu, 7 Feb 2008 06:46:58 -0800 (PST), you wrote: Dear List, I do not know if this is a universally adopted rule, even among scientists, but I have adopted the following rule: dates before the Gregorian reform of 1582 are to be stated in the Julian system, dates after the reform are to be

Re: [meteorite-list] Ensisheim: What is the TRUE FALL DATE??

2008-02-07 Thread Philippe Thomas
Francis and List, During the fall of the meteorite, Maximilian I was on the way towards France to take revenge of a slight that Charles VIII had done by rejecting his daughter and by stealing him his betrothed. It is on the route that he heard of the fall of the stone to Ensisheim and that he

Re: [meteorite-list] Ensisheim: What is the TRUE FALL DATE??

2008-02-07 Thread Sterling K. Webb
: Darren Garrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 10:01 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Ensisheim: What is the TRUE FALL DATE?? On Thu, 7 Feb 2008 06:46:58 -0800 (PST), you wrote: Dear List, I do not know if this is a universally adopted

Re: [meteorite-list] Ensisheim: What is the TRUE FALL DATE??

2008-02-06 Thread Philippe Thomas
Hi Don, The fall of Ensisheim took place on November 7th, 1492. In 1582, the pope Grégoire XIII, noticing the gap (the Julian calendar adopted in the year 45 before Christ contains 365 days 1/4. The tropic year have 365,2422 days, the annual gap is of 0,0078 days, that is of 3,12 days every

Re: [meteorite-list] Ensisheim: What is the TRUE FALL DATE??

2008-02-06 Thread Gary K. Foote
Hi Don, Maaybe some numerologist added the numerals 1 and 6 [November 16th] to get the 7. :) Gary Hi List. Can someone tell me why there is a discrepancy to the fall date of Ensisheim? I see some World Class Museums as well as articles with specimen photo's of Ensisheim and they state

[meteorite-list] Ensisheim: What is the TRUE FALL DATE??

2008-02-05 Thread Don Merchant
Hi List. Can someone tell me why there is a discrepancy to the fall date of Ensisheim? I see some World Class Museums as well as articles with specimen photo's of Ensisheim and they state Fell November 16th 1492 Yet I see other reference articles and meteorite info data bases state Fell

Re: [meteorite-list] Ensisheim: What is the TRUE FALL DATE??

2008-02-05 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Subject: [meteorite-list] Ensisheim: What is the TRUE FALL DATE?? Hi List. Can someone tell me why there is a discrepancy to the fall date of Ensisheim? I see some World Class Museums as well as articles with specimen photo's of Ensisheim and they state Fell November 16th 1492 Yet I see other