John,

>       Recently someone posted, I believe, to this List, a short peom 
>wich is a mnemonic device for the dates of the zeros and extremes of the 
>equation of time.  I in advertently have deleted it before making a hard 
>copy.  I am sure that it is of sufficient interest to all the List that 
>others besides me would appreciate it re-appearance.  Please post it again.

Perhaps you are referring to Tad Dunne's winning entry for The Sundial 
Motto Festival of yesteryear  which I quoted to The List recently.  It 
earned him the first prototype of the Miniature Universal Equatorial that 
I had on show at NASS in Hartford as a prize.

Here it is again and Tad's email address too in case you need it!

Best Wishes

Tony Moss.

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Tad Dunne, [EMAIL PROTECTED]


On September One, you can trust the sun
Come Halloween, subtract sixteen.
On Christmas day, the dial's OK
For your Valentine true, add a dozen and two.


Add no more, the mid of month four.
The mid of May, take four away.
On June fourteen, don't add a bean.
When August begins, add seven little mins.


The rest is easy:  For any date
All you do is interpolate.

  • poem John Schilke
    • Re: poem Tony Moss

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