Hi John;
Yes, and when it is midnight at my location, that new earth
time clock will indicate my longitude, as well as for
everyone else at their midnight.
Of course with correction for daylight savings time.
So when that clock:
http://newearthtime.net
...says 24:00:00 GMT that's midnight on the prime meridian
and the time will be 0 degrees, which is their longitude.
And this can be represented on my 360 degree sun clock if I
rotate my dial face and globe 180 degrees counterclockwise.
http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa396/JohnnyRingo131/newsundial2.jpg
and verified with online clock:
http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa396/JohnnyRingo131/newearth5.jpg
It's off a little bit, but you get the idea.
brent
On 7/14/2011 11:55 AM, John Schilke wrote:
Greetings!
As a matter of fact, this idea has been suggested in some
detail, including a patented New Zealand clock; there is
even an iPhone app for it. It is called New Earth Time, with
midnight = 0º and noon = 180º. See http://newearthtime.net.
Great idea!
John Schilke
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On 18/01/2011 20:03, Brent wrote: Hello;
If you think about it, hours, minutes and seconds are an
awkward system for using time.
My idea would be to switch to a 360 degree clock.
The earth is round and makes one complete revolution per
day, 360 degrees. So why not measure time based on what
angle of degree the earth happens to be at your location....
Makes more sense to me.
Did anyone ever tell time this way?
It seems like it would work nicely with sundials.
brent
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