>>There's an old saying where I come from: "When you're in a hole, stop >>digging". Given that, I will just slip into the background.
I'm quite sure that Fernando cannot be the author of that crazy message : anyway let me take the occasion to say that up to now I've learned a lot of things thanks to you, Jim . I'd like to continue . Best regards Alberto Nicelli Italy (45* 28' N ; 7* 52' E) -----Messaggio originale----- Da: Jim Morrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> A: sundial <[email protected]> Data: domenica 18 aprile 1999 18.25 Oggetto: Re: bad people on the list >I'm not sure how to respond. I've never been called a fraud before. >Perhaps it is about time. > >At any rate, the primary source for my calculation of the equation of time >is W.M. Smart, "Textbook on Spherical Astronomy, Sixth Edition", Dover >(1979), sections 85-91, with additional material from The Explanatory >Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac. It makes sense to me. > >As for being a 'true' dialist, I have been designing and making sundials for >22 years. I also worked as an orbital mechanic on the Apollo program. > >There's an old saying where I come from: "When you're in a hole, stop >digging". Given that, I will just slip into the background. > >Best regards, > >Jim > >James E. Morrison >Astrolabe web pages at: http://myhouse.com/mc/planet/astrodir/astrolab.htm >----- Original Message ----- >From: Fernando Cabral <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Saturday, April 17, 1999 11:24 PM >Subject: bad people on the list > > >> Hello to All. >> >> I hate to start something, but I think that Jim Morrison is a fraud. >> I have check his equations for EOT, and I believe that he just made >> them up. Here in Brasilia, we have a saying to translate which means, >> "even a stupid man may be considered wise if he keeps his mouth shut". >> If you don't know something Jim, than be graceful enough to ask for >> help for someone who does. But please don't make up non-factuous >> nonsense. I know that Jim is not a true dialist, that his interests >> are elsewhere, and maybe he is just jealous of the rest of us. I hope >> I have not to offend anyone, I'm just helping to keep everyone aware >> of the facts. >> >> Fernando >> >> _______________________________________________________________ >> Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com >> >> > >
