Ponder this one!
On the calendar day of an equinox, from the moment that day
first pops into existence somewhere on the earth, to the moment it winks out of
existence, how long does it exist?
How long does it exist at the solstices?
Charlles
Hi Dialling Colleagues,
I'm pleased to announce that the first edition of the BSS
Sundial Glossary is now available.
The Glossary is A4-size, has soft covers andhas 42
pages (similar to a BSS Bulletin). Printed versions can be obtained
from:
Ms Margery Lovatt, BSS Sales
Studio 5, Parndon
Hello BSS members:
I'm wondering if it might be possible to have some printed copies of The
John Davis Sundial Glossary for sale at the NASS conference in August? I'm
sure many of us want a hard copy. This would save a lot of trouble trying to
find a US bank that makes checks out in pounds
A good thought, John. I, for one, would want one.
John Schilke
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From: John Carmichael [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: sundial@rrz.uni-koeln.de
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2000 7:57 AM
Subject: Glossary copies for NASS
Hello BSS members:
I'm wondering if
x-rich> Shouldn't we go back to sundial time? We never need to add a leap second to our watch.
That leap second is only necessary to synchronize our watches with the sundials isn't it?
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Thibaud Taudin-Chabot
I successfully printed the Sundial Glossary from the BSS website using
Netscape 4.73 and a laser printer; the total was 44 pages. I have DSL
and the download was quick.
This printed copy, of course, is not bound and cannot access the many
handy links embedded in the web version of the Glossary.
John, the Glossary is beautiful! And kudos to Bob Terwilliger, for a fine
job implementing it as a set of Web pages.
I agree, having copies available through NASS would be a good idea, and
should serve to expand the BSS's sales, through distribution.
How do you feel about making the Web page
Thibaud,
Yes, that's right.
If we don't add leap seconds to our watch, the
watch is no longer related to the sun but only to the atoms.
We want to keep the relation to the sun and that's
why we have to correct our watch from time to time.
Fer.
Fer J. de Vries[EMAIL
Charles Gann wrote:
Ponder this one!
On the calendar day of an equinox, from the moment that day first pops
into existence somewhere on the earth, to the moment it winks out of
existence, how long does it exist?
How long does it exist at the solstices?
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