Chilean Quake May Have Shortened Earth Days

The Feb. 27 magnitude 8.8 earthquake in Chile may have shortened the length of each Earth day. JPL research scientist Richard Gross computed how Earth's rotation should have changed as a result of the Feb. 27 quake. Using a complex model, he and fellow scientists came up with a preliminary calcula

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But even worse they say that earth's axis has moved by 2.7 milliarcseconds : all our dial styles will need an adjustment !!! Greetings. Gian Casalegno >Messaggio originale >Da: tkrey...@well.com >Data: 02/03/2010 17.20 >A: "sundial list" >Ogg: Chilean Quake May Have Shortened Earth Days >

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I also heard it shifted the earth's axis by three inches. John -Original Message- From: sundial-boun...@uni-koeln.de [mailto:sundial-boun...@uni-koeln.de] On Behalf Of Tom Kreyche Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 9:21 AM To: 'sundial list' Subject: Chilean Quake May Have Shortened Earth

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The position of the pole isn't constant anyway. Here is the Wikipedia article on the Chandler wobble. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandler_wobble And here is a photo of the Chandler tombstone in Cambridge MA. http://www.dickkoolish.com/rmk_page/RMK_Pictures/Astronomers640/SChandler.JPG > I also

Would this dial work?

Hi, A while ago I came across US Patent 2637108 for a sundial watch by Viesturs(http://www.freepatentsonline.com/2637108). The patent charmingly suggests that it may be used 'for play and sport, where a good mechanical watch is endangered by pressure, sand and water, and therefore not always adapte

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For those having difficulty accessing the URL a better one for this would be: http://www.freepatentsonline.com/2637108.pdf Regards Patrick -Original Message- From: Peter Mayer To: 'sundial list' Sent: Tue, Mar 2, 2010 2:05 pm Subject: Would this dial work? Hi,A while ago I ca

Sundials in Santiago, Chile

All: I will be in Santiago, Chile later this week and I was wondering if there are any public sundials there that would be of interest to check on their condition. I don't know how much I would be able to move around, but if the opportunity is there I thought that I would ask. Steve Yorktown,

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Sorry Steve, please I don't desire to offend you, but I suppose that at the moment people in Chile have all other problems than sundials. People are without home and food, people died, who care about stupid sundials now? Sorry and excuse me Mario - Original Message - From: "Steve" To: