Re: Definition of Time?

1998-10-16 Thread Arthur Carlson
Paul Murphy [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: September 11-24 , 1752 Unfortunately, Warren, even this depends where you were at that time! Had you been in a place where the Gregorian Calendar had been accepted in 1582, quite a lot might have happened. On the other hand had you been in Russia, you

Help! a novice is knocked down

1998-10-16 Thread Fernando Cabral
Hello fellows in sundialling I assure you I strived a lot to avoid bringing this problem to you. I can not hide from you the fact that it humilates me. But I still think my ignorance chagrins me more than my failure. So, here I am, humbly asking you to help me one more time with something that

Re: Definition of Time?

1998-10-16 Thread Jim_Cobb
If one is to delve into the question of What is time? it may be worth asking the companion question What is space? The theory of relativity tells there is a deep connection between the two. And the fact that the spatial question is asked less frequently may imply that it is an even subtler

Re: Definition of Time?

1998-10-16 Thread Luke Coletti
Hello Art, They would be using the Gregorian Calendar exclusively I believe. Savants solving the weekday problem over a great span primarily make use the fact that a given weekday consistently repeats itself every 28yrs. Freq_1 (7days per weekday) * Freq_2 (4years per 1 day) = 28years

Re: Definition of Time?

1998-10-16 Thread Warren Thom
Dear All, If I wished to study history and pick a time when nothing happened, what diates should I pick? (answer below) Thus the time keeps everything from happening at once. September 11-24 , 1752 Warren