Re: [time-nuts] From Sundials to Atomic Clocks

2011-09-20 Thread Azelio Boriani
: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Peter Vince Sent: Monday, September 19, 2011 4:16 PM To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] From Sundials to Atomic Clocks Hello all, I have just scanned the copy I

Re: [time-nuts] From Sundials to Atomic Clocks

2011-09-19 Thread Rob Kimberley
...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Mike Fahmie Sent: 07 September 2011 6:27 PM To: time-nuts@febo.com Subject: [time-nuts] From Sundials to Atomic Clocks On a visit to NIST Boulder (then known as NBS) many years ago (1978), I was presented with a copy of NBS Monograph 155, From Sundials to Atomic Clocks

Re: [time-nuts] From Sundials to Atomic Clocks

2011-09-19 Thread paul swed
] From Sundials to Atomic Clocks On a visit to NIST Boulder (then known as NBS) many years ago (1978), I was presented with a copy of NBS Monograph 155, From Sundials to Atomic Clocks by one of the authors. I found it to be a fantastic read, it answers all of those questions about Time

Re: [time-nuts] From Sundials to Atomic Clocks

2011-09-19 Thread Rob Kimberley
-nuts@febo.com Subject: [time-nuts] From Sundials to Atomic Clocks On a visit to NIST Boulder (then known as NBS) many years ago (1978), I was presented with a copy of NBS Monograph 155, From Sundials to Atomic Clocks by one of the authors. I found it to be a fantastic read, it answers

Re: [time-nuts] From Sundials to Atomic Clocks

2011-09-19 Thread Azelio Boriani
Subject: [time-nuts] From Sundials to Atomic Clocks On a visit to NIST Boulder (then known as NBS) many years ago (1978), I was presented with a copy of NBS Monograph 155, From Sundials to Atomic Clocks by one of the authors. I found it to be a fantastic read, it answers all of those

Re: [time-nuts] From Sundials to Atomic Clocks

2011-09-19 Thread Rob Kimberley
Of Azelio Boriani Sent: 19 September 2011 7:07 PM To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] From Sundials to Atomic Clocks Rob, is it possible to scan the asides? The PDF from NIST has the asides too dark to be readable (the last one is really difficult/impossible

Re: [time-nuts] From Sundials to Atomic Clocks

2011-09-19 Thread Peter Vince
Hello all, I have just scanned the copy I bought from Amazon the other day (second revised edition, 1999). It makes quite a large file, so uploaded it to Flickr - which seems to insist on resizing it! The largest size is at:

Re: [time-nuts] From Sundials to Atomic Clocks

2011-09-19 Thread Don Lewis
19, 2011 4:16 PM To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] From Sundials to Atomic Clocks Hello all, I have just scanned the copy I bought from Amazon the other day (second revised edition, 1999). It makes quite a large file, so uploaded it to Flickr

Re: [time-nuts] From Sundials to Atomic Clocks

2011-09-09 Thread Ken , VK7KRJ
Many thanks Randall, that downloaded first go. I guess nist must be blocking some ip's for whatever reason. And thanks to everyone else who replied also, your suggestions were appreciated. On 2011-09-09 08:32, Randall Prentice wrote: Have uploaded a copy in NZ.

Re: [time-nuts] From Sundials to Atomic Clocks

2011-09-09 Thread Pierpaolo Bernardi
On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 19:27, Mike Fahmie mpfah...@lbl.gov wrote: On a visit to NIST Boulder (then known as NBS) many years ago (1978), I was presented with a copy of NBS Monograph 155, From Sundials to Atomic Clocks by one of the authors.  I found it to be a fantastic read, it answers all of

Re: [time-nuts] From Sundials to Atomic Clocks

2011-09-09 Thread paul swed
The link worked fine at the nist site for me though it is slow. On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 4:13 AM, Pierpaolo Bernardi olopie...@gmail.comwrote: On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 19:27, Mike Fahmie mpfah...@lbl.gov wrote: On a visit to NIST Boulder (then known as NBS) many years ago (1978), I was

[time-nuts] From Sundials to Atomic Clocks

2011-09-08 Thread Marvin E. Gozum
An excellent summary, thanks, a worthy read. At 05:59 PM 9/7/2011, time-nuts-requ...@febo.com wrote: Message: 1 Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2011 10:27:26 -0700 From: Mike Fahmie mpfah...@lbl.gov To: time-nuts@febo.com Subject: [time-nuts] From Sundials to Atomic Clocks Message-ID

Re: [time-nuts] From Sundials to Atomic Clocks

2011-09-08 Thread Ken , VK7KRJ
Is anyone else having trouble with this url? I've been trying it since the email came through, it just times out waiting for a reply. I did try to get to it from the parent site, with the same effect. No problem with the nist site direct, but no go with tf.nist I have no trouble with .pdf's

Re: [time-nuts] From Sundials to Atomic Clocks

2011-09-08 Thread mike cook
Le 08/09/2011 23:03, Ken , VK7KRJ a écrit : Is anyone else having trouble with this url? I've been trying it since the email came through, it just times out waiting for a reply. I did try to get to it from the parent site, with the same effect. No problem with the nist site direct, but no go

Re: [time-nuts] From Sundials to Atomic Clocks

2011-09-08 Thread Tristan Steele
Yep, I can't get it either - and I am also in Australia, so I think there might be something in that. Is there any chance someone could mirror it on a server accessible from Down Under. :-) Thanks! Tristan On 09/09/2011, at 7:31, mike cook michael.c...@sfr.fr wrote: Le 08/09/2011 23:03,

Re: [time-nuts] From Sundials to Atomic Clocks

2011-09-08 Thread Azelio Boriani
Yes, it works for me too. Unfortunately the .PDF has nice but shaded 'asides'. The last, for example, is unreadable. On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 11:31 PM, mike cook michael.c...@sfr.fr wrote: Le 08/09/2011 23:03, Ken , VK7KRJ a écrit : Is anyone else having trouble with this url? I've been

Re: [time-nuts] From Sundials to Atomic Clocks

2011-09-08 Thread WB6BNQ
Ken, I just checked it and it worked fine. It is a rather big PDF of 306 pages. Using OPERA, it took a while to download with no indication that it was doing it or when it actually started to download. But, finally it arrived. So maybe you did not wait long enough for the *.gov computer to

Re: [time-nuts] From Sundials to Atomic Clocks

2011-09-08 Thread Randall Prentice
Of Ken , VK7KRJ Sent: Friday, 9 September 2011 9:04 a.m. To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] From Sundials to Atomic Clocks Is anyone else having trouble with this url? I've been trying it since the email came through, it just times out waiting for a reply

Re: [time-nuts] From Sundials to Atomic Clocks

2011-09-08 Thread mike cook
Le 09/09/2011 00:05, Tristan Steele a écrit : Yep, I can't get it either - and I am also in Australia, so I think there might be something in that. Is there any chance someone could mirror it on a server accessible from Down Under. :-) Thanks! Tristan try me - might work

Re: [time-nuts] From Sundials to Atomic Clocks

2011-09-08 Thread Tristan Steele
resolve properly). Regards Randall ZL2RJP -Original Message- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Ken , VK7KRJ Sent: Friday, 9 September 2011 9:04 a.m. To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] From

Re: [time-nuts] From Sundials to Atomic Clocks

2011-09-08 Thread Neville Michie
: [time-nuts] From Sundials to Atomic Clocks Is anyone else having trouble with this url? I've been trying it since the email came through, it just times out waiting for a reply. I did try to get to it from the parent site, with the same effect. No problem with the nist site direct, but no go

Re: [time-nuts] From Sundials to Atomic Clocks

2011-09-08 Thread Alan Melia
-nuts@febo.com Sent: Friday, September 09, 2011 12:07 AM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] From Sundials to Atomic Clocks Thanks Randall, It downloaded from you OK, I too could not get it directly in Sydney. cheers, Neville Michie On 09/09/2011, at 8:32 AM, Randall Prentice wrote: Have

[time-nuts] From Sundials to Atomic Clocks

2011-09-08 Thread Arthur Dent
I have the Dover paperback (2nd revised edition, 1999, monograph 155) of 'From Sundials to Atomic Clocks' that I bought for the list price of $12.95 online. -Arthur ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to

[time-nuts] From Sundials to Atomic Clocks

2011-09-07 Thread Mike Fahmie
On a visit to NIST Boulder (then known as NBS) many years ago (1978), I was presented with a copy of NBS Monograph 155, From Sundials to Atomic Clocks by one of the authors. I found it to be a fantastic read, it answers all of those questions about Time Frequency that you were afraid to ask.