At 10,31 +0100 01/14/99, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Dear Tony :
the word Letumq. is an abbreviation of Letumque,
where Letum means death (lethal comes from this word)
and que is nothing but the conjunction and .
Inermus is referred to me .
The verb Invado means also to catch someone by
Dear Tony :
the word Letumq. is an abbreviation of Letumque,
where Letum means death (lethal comes from this word)
and que is nothing but the conjunction and .
Inermus is referred to me .
The verb Invado means also to catch someone by surprise
Therefore in my opinion the translation is :
Time
Dear John,
Your explanations sound like about the right level for a users'
manual. Maybe because I'm a scientist, I think it is important to at
least mention the major sources of error. In my opinion, the biggest
problem is determining the exact phase of the moon by looking at it.
(Of course,
Dear Fellows
Jean Meeus' Astronomical Algorithms, in its appendix III refers to a
Companion diskette and there is a order form to be used with
snail mail. I wonder if someone knows an Internet address (web or
e-mail) where I can order that floppy.
Thank you
- fernando
--
Fernando Cabral
In fact the situation is further complicated by polar motion. The
earth's axis of rotation differs from its axis of figure (the maximum
moment of inertia). The rotation axis moves slowly around the axis of
figure in a quasi-circular path. The maximum amplitude of the polar
motion is typically
John Carmichael wrote:
My customers are thrilled when the find out that they can use their
sundials
at night using the moon, even if it is 45 minutes off. I just thought that
I could narrow down the error with the E.O.T. (they understand the E.O.T.)
and still keeps it simple for the layman.
The software is available from the book publisher, Willmann-Bell.
Their web site is: www.willbell.com
Tom
Optional IBM-PC Software ASTRONOMICAL ALGORITHMS
by Sax, one (1) 5.25-inch 360K or one (1) 3.25-inch 720K diskette, 8 Oz.
ship wt. $24.95. This software is sold only to purchasers of
