Re: BSS Glossary,Fourier series and declination

2004-03-21 Thread BillGottesman
In a message dated 3/21/2004 6:51:34 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: It is not currently planned to produce an on-line version [of the BSS glossary], simply because of the work involved in producing a web-compatible version. A loss for the rest of us. The first version

BSS Glossary,Fourier series and declination

2004-03-21 Thread JOHN DAVIS
As Editor of the BSS Glossary, I must humbly apologise for not giving the source of the Spencer fourier series which John Pickard very kindly made me aware of. I have no real excuse, other than a poor memory and that it would have been impossible to quote the source of all the information in the

Re: BSS Glossary,Fourier series and declination

2004-03-21 Thread Mac Oglesby
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: It is not currently planned to produce an on-line version [of the BSS glossary], simply because of the work involved in producing a web-compatible version. A loss for the rest of us. The first version has been so useful to me, thank you John D. and Bob T. -Bill

[Fwd: Test Message Only]

2004-03-21 Thread Peter Mayer
Original Message Subject:Test Message Only Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 09:39:14 +1030 From: Peter Mayer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sundial@rrz.uni-koeln.de Just testing to see if my message is posted successfully. Peter -- Peter

Folkard and Ward Sundials Australia reprinted

2004-03-21 Thread Peter Mayer
and John Ward's book Sundials Australia : an explanation of how sundials work, together with a description of some of the sundials designed and made by Sundials Australia, particularly to their experiments with shadows and surfaces.. I've relied in the past on the copy in my local library,

12 hours day, 12 hours night

2004-03-21 Thread signelerin
Is there anyone who has access to a sundial in Jerusalem, Israel? I have been trying for the past two years to find out when equal day and night (12 hrs each) is from Jerusalem at its elevation (2400 ft) not sea level. I have been continually referred back to the vernal equinox which,