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Dear Helmut, It is good to have your confirmation that the EoT changed sign on 15 April 1707. John Davis made me nervous! Of course, this wasn't 15 April here in England, and the only outstanding worry is that Basel was still on the Julian Calendar. I know that different parts of Switzerland changed in different years but I think Basel was safely on the Gregorian Calendar before 1707. It must have been very awkward running a country where different parts used different calendars! Very best wishes Frank --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
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I should, of course, have added: Happy Birthday to Leonhard Euler 306 years old today and still going strong! It is a happy coincidence that he should have been born on the day that the Equation of Time changes sign. Frank King Cambridge, UK --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
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Dear Frank, The EoT might change sign on Euler's 306th birthday but I very much doubt (without checking!) that the changeover was the same on the date of his birth! Regards, John -- Dr J Davis Flowton Dials --- On Mon, 15/4/13, Frank King frank.k...@cl.cam.ac.uk wrote: From: Frank King frank.k...@cl.cam.ac.uk Subject: Today's Google Banner - More To: sundial@uni-koeln.de sundial@uni-koeln.de Date: Monday, 15 April, 2013, 9:29 I should, of course, have added: Happy Birthday to Leonhard Euler 306 years old today and still going strong! It is a happy coincidence that he should have been born on the day that the Equation of Time changes sign. Frank King Cambridge, UK --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
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Dear John, Tee hee... The EoT might change sign on Euler's 306th birthday but I very much doubt (without checking!) that the changeover was the same on the date of his birth! I did wonder about that and hoped no one would query it!!! According to the NOAA Solar Calculator, the changeover on 15 April 1707 was about 19h GMT. He was born in Basel and I think they went over to the Gregorian Calendar in 1700/01. We were still Julian of course. Of course Basel is about half an hour ahead of Greenwich but this wouldn't shift the changeover date. I very much look forward to being corrected on several fronts by all the experts on this list! Frank --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
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I just checked using Time Zone Master The sign of the equation of time indeed did change on April 15, 1707 - at very close to 21:00 UT On 2013-04-15 5:03, Frank King wrote: Dear John, Tee hee... The EoT might change sign on Euler's 306th birthday but I very much doubt (without checking!) that the changeover was the same on the date of his birth! I did wonder about that and hoped no one would query it!!! According to the NOAA Solar Calculator, the changeover on 15 April 1707 was about 19h GMT. He was born in Basel and I think they went over to the Gregorian Calendar in 1700/01. We were still Julian of course. Of course Basel is about half an hour ahead of Greenwich but this wouldn't shift the changeover date. I very much look forward to being corrected on several fronts by all the experts on this list! Frank --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial -- --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
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But why his 306th birthday? What is the significance of 306? Am I missing something obvious? Jack -Original Message- From: sundial [mailto:sundial-boun...@uni-koeln.de] On Behalf Of Frank King Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 4:30 AM To: sundial@uni-koeln.de Subject: Today's Google Banner - More I should, of course, have added: Happy Birthday to Leonhard Euler 306 years old today and still going strong! It is a happy coincidence that he should have been born on the day that the Equation of Time changes sign. Frank King Cambridge, UK --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
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Hi Jack, I am with you, cute but so what. I appreciate Google noting Euler's 306th birthday but again so what. I use to appreciate Google and their do no evil philosophy. This is cute but no longer respected in the monetization of searches, links and privacy. Things were better in the old days. O God! methinks it were a happy life To be no better than a homely swain; To sit upon a hill, as I do now, To carve out dials quaintly, point by point, Thereby to see the minutes how they run, How many make the hour full complete; How many hours bring about the day; How many days will finish up the year; How many years a mortal man may live. Shakespeare, Henry VI contemplating battle. Regards Roger Bailey -- From: Jack Aubert j...@chezaubert.net Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 7:05 PM To: 'Frank King' frank.k...@cl.cam.ac.uk; sundial@uni-koeln.de Subject: RE: Today's Google Banner - More But why his 306th birthday? What is the significance of 306? Am I missing something obvious? Jack -Original Message- From: sundial [mailto:sundial-boun...@uni-koeln.de] On Behalf Of Frank King Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 4:30 AM To: sundial@uni-koeln.de Subject: Today's Google Banner - More I should, of course, have added: Happy Birthday to Leonhard Euler 306 years old today and still going strong! It is a happy coincidence that he should have been born on the day that the Equation of Time changes sign. Frank King Cambridge, UK --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.3272 / Virus Database: 3162/6247 - Release Date: 04/15/13 - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.3272 / Virus Database: 3162/6247 - Release Date: 04/15/13 --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
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Don't discount the educational value of Google doodles. Someone who had never heard of Euler might be tempted to click on the weird doddle to find out what it was about. Just like all those teeny-boppers (do they still call them that?) who possibly learned about Anne Frank today for the first time. Here's what I posted to CANSPACE about the doodle: https://listserv.unb.ca/cgi-bin/wa?A2=CANSPACE;9605a4e.1304 -- Richard Langley Quoting Roger Bailey rtbai...@telus.net: Hi Jack, I am with you, cute but so what. I appreciate Google noting Euler's 306th birthday but again so what. I use to appreciate Google and their do no evil philosophy. This is cute but no longer respected in the monetization of searches, links and privacy. Things were better in the old days. O God! methinks it were a happy life To be no better than a homely swain; To sit upon a hill, as I do now, To carve out dials quaintly, point by point, Thereby to see the minutes how they run, How many make the hour full complete; How many hours bring about the day; How many days will finish up the year; How many years a mortal man may live. Shakespeare, Henry VI contemplating battle. Regards Roger Bailey -- From: Jack Aubert j...@chezaubert.net Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 7:05 PM To: 'Frank King' frank.k...@cl.cam.ac.uk; sundial@uni-koeln.de Subject: RE: Today's Google Banner - More But why his 306th birthday? What is the significance of 306? Am I missing something obvious? Jack -Original Message- From: sundial [mailto:sundial-boun...@uni-koeln.de] On Behalf Of Frank King Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 4:30 AM To: sundial@uni-koeln.de Subject: Today's Google Banner - More I should, of course, have added: Happy Birthday to Leonhard Euler 306 years old today and still going strong! It is a happy coincidence that he should have been born on the day that the Equation of Time changes sign. Frank King Cambridge, UK --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.3272 / Virus Database: 3162/6247 - Release Date: 04/15/13 - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.3272 / Virus Database: 3162/6247 - Release Date: 04/15/13 --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial - | Richard B. LangleyE-mail: l...@unb.ca | | Geodetic Research Laboratory Web: http://www.unb.ca/GGE/ | | Dept. of Geodesy and Geomatics EngineeringPhone:+1 506 453-5142 | | University of New Brunswick Fax: +1 506 453-4943 | | Fredericton, N.B., Canada E3B 5A3| |Fredericton? Where's that? See: http://www.fredericton.ca/ | - --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
