Regarding the attempt to learn why the latest sunrise and sunsets don't fall
on the solstices, I think analemma.com has a pretty good explanation. I
suppose some background info and lingo is necessary to understand any
subject, and that site does a good job of giving the background for the
Message text written by INTERNET:sundial@rrz.uni-koeln.de
>Can you give me an easier explanation in plain language?"<
Others will have a better explanation I am sure but my simple
(non-technical) one is this:
The motion of the planets around the sun whilst perhaps seeming simple is
actually ver
Regarding the attempt to learn why the latest sunrise and sunsets don't fall
on the solstices, I think analemma.com has a pretty good explanation. I
suppose some background info and lingo is necessary to understand any
subject, and that site does a good job of giving the background for the
be
A friend of mine asked me the following question:
"According to the popular proverbs, the erliest sunset happens in
Dec-08th and the latest sunrise in Jan-03th
but, as we all know, the shortest day of the year is Dec-21st (in summer
it happens the same)... I checked the
dates and they seem to
