Hello again;
Technology may soon allow us to change the orbit of asteroids.
If that works, why not apply it to other bodies?
When I am in charge of the solar system I might bring Mars
closer to us so we can go there on weekends.
I might move the moon closer to the earth to create better surf.
I might straighten up the earths’ orbit so it’s round and
take the tilt out of the axis while I’m at it so we don’t
have unpredictable weather. Think of all the unfortunate
people suffering at the mercy of droughts or floods or
typhoons caused by the tilted axis.
This would also clean up the messy sundial situation.
No longer would we need the equation of time as solar time
would be clock time.
No longer would we need complicated math formula to make an
accurate dial.
Maybe a simple north/south gnomon stick set at your
co-latitude would create a straight shadow that gets shorter
in the morning and longer in the afternoon, day after day.
Just mark off the hours and you are done.
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