I live at about latitude 48 N. where a one hour time change is insufficient to
make use of the changing sunrise. I have been at several jobs where the shop
workers were capable of changing their shop hours so they would get to work
shortly after sunrise during the summer so they could enjoy al
the term "a" in your formula is the Sun's apparent altitude in degrees (see
Chapter 16 of Meuus's Astronomical Algorithms).
On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 12:27 PM, Thomas Steiner wrote:
> Hi all,
> I am looking for a formula for refraction.
> At http://www.sundialsoc.org.uk/glossary/equations/equations
Hi all,
I am looking for a formula for refraction.
At http://www.sundialsoc.org.uk/glossary/equations/equations.htm ist says:
10. Sun’s refraction
Ro=1/ (tan(a+7.31/(a+4.4)))
Ro is the refraction in arcmins for a temperature of 10ºC and an
atmospheric pressure of 1010 mb. For other conditions, a m
Hi,
have you thought about setting up at wikipedia for some languages so
people can work together step by step on each document? Even images or
graphics could be changed into other languages. I could contribute for
the german translation.
http://www.sundialsoc.org.uk/HDSW.htm is such a wonderful in
I wonder why then does the state of Arizona does NOT observe DST, but the
Navajo Indian reservation in Arizona DOES observe DST? Must be because they
have their own government. Shouldn't that be the opposite if the blanket
story is true?
From: xni...@gmail.com [mailto:xni...@gmail.com] On
The problem with all these arguments is that they
assume that all hours of the day are equally useful,
and they obviously are not. A sarcastic or funny
joke doesn't change the fact that most people today
have more waking hours after noon than before noon.
> Hi
>
> 2010/3/16 Chuck Nafziger
>
>>
On 16/03/2010 02:41, Tony Moss wrote:
> Hi all,
>So now a version of "How Sundials Work" in Dutch is
> forthcoming also!
>
> Tony M.
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>
>
>
Taking over the world, one language
Hi
2010/3/16 Chuck Nafziger
>
>
> Perhaps it is better explained this way, as a wise old Arizona Indian chief
> once said when daylight savings was explained to him:
>
> "Only a white man would believe that you could cut a foot off the top of a
> blanket and sew it to the bottom of a blanket and
