Re: Why we should reform the Calendar

2017-01-28 Thread Michael Ossipoff
I don't think it's really off-topic, because, with sundials, we're interested in the EqT, which is given in terms of the calendar's dates. Though Gorman is a comedian, he's obviously given the matter some serious consideration, and I perceive some serious interest in calendar-reform. But I have

What is the Real Time?

2017-01-28 Thread Richard Langley
An episode of the BBC World Service program "CrowdScience". A couple of inaccuracies/exaggerations but worth a listen. "It sounds like a simple question – what is the time? But look closer and you realise time is a slippery concept that scientists still do not fully understand. Even though we

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2017-01-28 Thread illustratingshadows--- via sundial
Diese Nachricht wurde eingewickelt um DMARC-kompatibel zu sein. Die eigentliche Nachricht steht dadurch in einem Anhang. This message was wrapped to be DMARC compliant. The actual message text is therefore in an attachment.--- Begin Message --- Jack thanks for the feedback, I appreciate it. Simon 

RE: Why we should reform the Calendar

2017-01-28 Thread Dave Bell
Hear, hear!! From: sundial [mailto:sundial-boun...@uni-koeln.de] On Behalf Of Dan-George Uza Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2017 12:38 PM To: sundial@uni-koeln.de Subject: Why we should reform the Calendar A bit off topic, but I enjoyed this quite a lot! https://youtu.be/EcMTHr3TqA0

Why we should reform the Calendar

2017-01-28 Thread Dan-George Uza
A bit off topic, but I enjoyed this quite a lot! https://youtu.be/EcMTHr3TqA0 Dan --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial

RE: The thread being discussed Equation of TimeRE: New Question The link has a real nice representation EOT

2017-01-28 Thread Ray
HI Group, The link in the message from clar...@aol.com below has this link on the page also An Intrinsic Representation of the Equation of Time - 2014-2017 - a .pdf file. This example is for Greenwich - contact me (ke...@karney.com) for a version for your own locality and the Nodebox 1.9.7 python