multi dial

2011-07-03 Thread Donald Christensen
Does anyone have a picture of a multi-dial like the attached? The one that I have is way too small. (filesize) It won't print -- Cheers Donald 0423 102 090 This e-mail is privileged and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient please delete the message and notify the sender.

Re: multi dial

2011-07-03 Thread Tony Moss
On 03/07/2011 07:09, Donald Christensen wrote: Does anyone have a picture of a multi-dial like the attached? The one that I have is way too small. (filesize) It won't print -- Cheers Donald 0423 102 090 This e-mail is privileged and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient please

off topic questions

2011-07-03 Thread Brent
Hello again; I ask because there are a lot of very smart people on this list. It seems odd to me that the moon just happens to be the right size and the right distance between the earth and the sun to do the perfect eclipse. Is this just coincidence or is there some good reason for that?

Re: off topic questions

2011-07-03 Thread David Patte
The moon is the right size and distance for a perfect eclipse. This is true, and also a coincidence. Current theory says that the moon and earth split from each other eons ago, so we just happen to be living at the right time. Now, something else very odd about the moon, which most of us take

Re: off topic questions

2011-07-03 Thread Roger Bailey
This is not really off topic. Sundial science can teach us a lot about the tides. Have a look at the presentation Time and Tides Waits for Gnomon on my website, specifically at http://www.walkingshadow.info/Publications/TimeTide.ppt . View the PowerPoint presentation as a slide show with the

Re: off topic questions

2011-07-03 Thread Brent
I never realized people were buying and selling the moon! That's hilarious, $30 per acre: http://www.lunarregistry.com/land/index2.shtml On 7/3/2011 6:15 PM, David Patte wrote: The moon is the right size and distance for a perfect eclipse. This is true, and also a coincidence. Current theory

Re: off topic questions

2011-07-03 Thread Alexei Pace
I believe that is illegal as the Moon has been declared as the heritage of mankind. (ie. notwithstanding the 1969 'flag' planting which was just symbolic). So what the 'lunar registry' site shows is just money down the drain (or rather, down someone's pants at the other end!). On Mon, Jul 4,