At 08:03 PM 2/11/2006, Fred Sawyer wrote:
Of course these and many other expected sources of observational error
were pointed out ad nauseam to the show's writers - but there is something
called suspension of disbelief that needs to be used in such
instances. If you really want to get picky, .
I had to laugh when I watched the show last night, too. To a 100th of a
degree? As if the basketball hoop's pole is not tilted at all or bent
(not to mention the litany of other sources of observational error)?!
Of course these and many other expected sources of observational error were
poin
I, too, have fiddled with the challenge of bringing that big lemon
wedge in the sky into my house, and projecting it onto a compact,
planar pattern of lines that tell time and day. (Thanks to the many
dialists who contributed ideas in response to my message of 1/3/2004,
"Sundial inside a room
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From: "Sara Schechner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2006 12:15 PM
Subject: Re: Numb3rs
> I had to laugh when I watched the show last night, too. To a 100th of a
> degree? As if the basketball hoop's pole is not tilted
Hi John,
You wrote: "OK, then what do we do to compute latitude and longitude to a
hundredth of a degree?"
I had to laugh when I watched the show last night, too. To a 100th of a
degree? As if the basketball hoop's pole is not tilted at all or bent (not
to mention the litany of other sour
Fred Sawyer wrote:
Tonight's episode of Numb3rs (CBS 10EST) is a repeat of "Obsession" -
the episode that includes mention of the North American Sundial Society
and a problem relating to finding a location based on shadows.
Thanks, Fred; I'd missed it the first time.
Would anyone care to dis
While we are at it, I will be in Rio during the summer. Any dials there?
Sara Schechner
At 09:46 AM 2/11/2006, Les Lomard wrote:
I am visiting Sao Paulo, Sao Jose de Campos, Guaratingueta and Brasilia
during the following week and would appreciate it if members in the know
could point me to an
I am visiting Sao Paulo, Sao Jose de Campos, Guaratingueta and Brasilia
during the following week and would appreciate it if members in the know
could point me to any interesting dials in those cities.
Thank you
Les Lombard
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