Re: Sundial water drainage

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Re: Polar Alignmen

to the issue of borrowing my theodolite as suggested by Roger. But I tell, not even over my dead body! - fernando -- REDUZIR, REUSAR, RECICLAR -- Dever de todos, amor aos que virão REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE -- Everybody's duty, love to those who are to come Fernando Cabral

Re: Slopes and inclinations

and... it is clear what you meant. - fernando -- REDUZIR, REUSAR, RECICLAR -- Dever de todos, amor aos que virão REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE -- Everybody's duty, love to those who are to come Fernando CabralPadrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http

Visiting the North Pole

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Re: Sundial water drainage

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Re: reply or not to reply

address. Very small price, indeed. - fernando Thanks Steve Yorktown VA USA - -- REDUZIR, REUSAR, RECICLAR -- Dever de todos, amor aos que virão REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE -- Everybody's duty, love to those who are to come Fernando CabralPadrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto

Re: reply or not to reply

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Re: Patents

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Re: Virus hoaxes

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Re: Virus hoaxes

(as is the case with hoaxes). Thank you for reminding me of this exception (if you will). - fernando ++ron - Original Message - From: Fernando Cabral [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Donald Petrie [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Sundial List sundial@rrz.uni-koeln.de Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 5:03

Re: Virus warning

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Finding the meridian with a GPS

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Re: calender

to those who are to come Fernando CabralPadrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pix.com.br Fone Direto: +55 61 329-0206 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] PABX: +55 61 329-0202 Fax: +55 61 326-3082 15º 45' 04.9 S (23 L

Re: posting to list in HTML=fewer readers

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Daylight saving has just begun...

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Re: Sundial Trick Photography

cares? - fernando -- REDUZIR, REUSAR, RECICLAR -- Dever de todos, amor aos que virão REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE -- Everybody's duty, love to those who are to come Fernando CabralPadrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pix.com.br Fone Direto

Re: Angular units

. This specalution could very easily be tested with a book on History of math, or an encyclopaedia neither of which I have right now. - fernando -- REDUZIR, REUSAR, RECICLAR -- Dever de todos, amor aos que virão REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE -- Everybody's duty, love to those who are to come Fernando

Re: AW: Lunar ephemerids

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Re: AW: Lunar ephemerids

to understand about the world. Best regards, Art Carlson -- REDUZIR, REUSAR, RECICLAR -- Dever de todos, amor aos que virão REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE -- Everybody's duty, love to those who are to come Fernando CabralPadrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Lunar ephemerids

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Re: Oughtred

someone's name over the phone and get the other side to understand who I am referring to. :-) - fernando -- REDUZIR, REUSAR, RECICLAR -- Dever de todos, amor aos que virão REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE -- Everybody's duty, love to those who are to come Fernando CabralPadrao iX

Re: R: Apparent solar altitude calculation

. The program is in Italian but I think you can understand and use it very easily. You can download it from the Mario Arnaldi's Internet place http://digilander.iol.it/McArdal/Gnomo-index.htm select Software Astronomia Geffem Regards - Gianni Ferrari -- Fernando Cabral

Apparent solar altitude calculation

Hello I'd like to be able to calculate the apparent solar altitude, day by day from January first to December 31 on a hourly base from 7 AM to 6 PM. Do you know if any of the calculators available on the Internet can provide this? Thank you - fernando -- Fernando Cabral

Re: Time Zones

in causes, it is because the Earth is a ball, it revolves and moves, so on and so forth. :-) - fernando -- -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pix.com.br

Re: Time Zones

the shadows extending from feet to head? Won't them look phantasmagoric? If not, this is a wonderful idea. - fernando Dave On Thu, 29 Mar 2001, Fernando Cabral wrote: Thierry van Steenberghe wrote: Steve Lelievre wrote: Ireland is on the same timezone at the UK, and so

Re: Time Zones

, in near-weightless conditions. There are exciting recreational possibilities, as well, for low-G mountain climbing at the endwalls, and free flight in the space above the living surface... Dave On Thu, 29 Mar 2001, Fernando Cabral wrote: Dave Bell wrote: Even easier, Fernando

Re: New California DST

hour Daylight Savings Time offset to save energy. ++ron -- -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pix.com.br Fone Direto: +55 61 329-0206

Re: DST emotions

or slower. I don't care if I have lunch at 10 or 12, as long as I have it because I am hungry and I want it, not because it is time. - fernando -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED

Azimuth calculation

to fill out a couple of pages with ugly calculations just to find out an azimuth I can easily find with a GPS or with a protactor and a map! Best regards - fernando -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http

Re: Measurements on the Equinox

of 3:4:5 for the sides of a measured right-triangle is a good way to lay off the right angle.) (,,,) -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pix.com.br Fone Direto: +55 61 329-0206mailto:[EMAIL

Re: Measurements on the Equinox

not understand it. These guys should not be in this list of bright people :-) - fernando -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pix.com.br Fone Direto: +55 61 329-0206 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] PABX: +55 61 329-0202 Fax: +55 61 326-3082 15 45' 04.9" S 47 49'

Re: The Noah Effect

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Re: Off topic, but not too much

it twice. :-) And don't forget the rabits and eggs here and there. -fernando -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pix.com.br Fone Direto: +55 61 329-0206mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] PABX: +55 61 329-0202

Marathon, GPS and sundials

government has relinquished the controlled availabity for the GPS system. Nevertheless, the source was not reliable and does not hint to the original source. Is this a confirmed news? Best regards - fernando -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: special on NOVA

Ryan Weh wrote: FYI, I just saw a special on NOVA tonight about the man (I can't quite remember his name) Harrison? - fernando -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pix.com.br Fone Direto: +55 61 329-0206

Re: GPS and magnetic compasses for dial orientation.

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Re: GPS, spherical sundial

will be). I do think this method is easier and more precise than the compass and the GPS (at least in normal usage). Regards - fernando Regards Alain MORY 47°N 7°E 500 m Alsace, the country where the Sun shines in the gold wine glasses ! :-) -- Fernando Cabral

Re: metric

a favour: teach them the metric system. So, in the future I'll be able to drink 0.5 l or 500 ml of bear instead of a pint. I can't believe drinking a pint can be as refreshing and awarding as half a liter :-) - fernando -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto

Re: warning notice about a new virus

Tom McHugh wrote: I don't know that Microsoft Internet Explorer (3.02a) needs the help of a virus to self destruct. Good! Very good! Excellent! - fernando -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pix.com.br Fone

Re: warning notice about a new virus

for it at this time. Please practice cautionary measures and forward this to all your online friends ASAP. __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto

Any moon data site?

Does anybody there knows of any site where I can get information about moonrise and similar? - fernando -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pix.com.br Fone Direto: +55 61 329-0206mailto:[EMAIL

Re: Azimuthal dial

in order to make clear the time as extended to an arc of greater radius than the shadow. (In sketch, to just before 3 p.m. on 1 April.) -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pix.com.br Fone Direto: +55 61 329-0206 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] PABX: +55 61

Re: Azimuthal dial

al style and nodus? How would one > derive the height from the drawing? > > Thanks! > > Dave > >Fer J. de Vries [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.iae.nl/users/ferdv/ Eindhoven, Netherlands lat. 51:30 N long. 5:30 E -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] h

Re: Azimuthal dial

"fer j. de vries" wrote: At low latitude this type of dial isn't very useful. Maybe with a very tall rod? - fernando -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pix.com.br Fone Direto: +55 61 329-0206 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] PABX: +55 61 329-020

Re: FAQ Answer Committee Volunteers

; John Carmichael > 925 E. Foothills Dr. > Tucson Az 85718 > USA > tel: 520-696-1709 > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Carmichael) > -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pix.com.br Fone Direto: +55 61 329-0206 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] PABX: +55 61 329-0202 Fax: +55 61 326-3082 15 45' 04.9" S 47 49' 58.6" W 19 37' 57.0" S 45 17' 13.6" W

Re: Building five sundials on a single parallelepiped

into Word or Excel to finish with text. This works better for me that dxf files imported into the cheapo CAD program I've try to use. I'll try this too (alas, I don't have any CAD program)! Thank you. - fernando -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL

Re: On the subject of zero

had something special in mind or else he was a fool. Note that from the point of view of number of iterations both loops are equivalent (less than n in first loop, less or equal n in the second). -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: On the subject of zero

to prove the above right or wrong. But if anyone has any information, please let me know. -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pix.com.br Fone Direto: +55 61 329-0206mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] PABX: +55 61

Re: Where does the sun rise first?

Roger Bailey wrote: How wonderful it is to see proficiency itself at work! Thank you Roger. And... I wish I had that 7-dollar calculator :-) - fernando At 10:53 AM 12/27/99 -0200, Fernando Cabral wrote: Given the longitude, latitude and altitude of two points, plus the day

Re: On the subject of zero

it all the time. Mike [EMAIL PROTECTED] 53.37N 3.02W Wirral, UK -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pix.com.br Fone Direto: +55 61 329-0206mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] PABX: +55 61 329-0202

Building five sundials on a single parallelepiped

m high, 90 cm each face. - fernando -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pix.com.br Fone Direto: +55 61 329-0206mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] PABX: +55 61 329-0202 Fax: +55 61 326-3082 15º

Re: Christmas...New Years

diminishes the importance the word christmas in your argumentation but does not affect the rest of what you said. - fernando -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pix.com.br Fone Direto: +55 61 329-0206

Re: Christmas...New Years

Jack Aubert wrote: If so wouldn't that make the year of his birth year 0? If Jesus was born in 1 B.C. then wouldn't that make 2000 be the true millenium? What a mess just to prove the marketers right! - fernando -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto

Where does the sun rise first?

in the North Hemisphere. Supposing there is a sundial at each place, which one will mark the hour first? - fernando -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pix.com.br Fone Direto: +55 61 329-0206mailto:[EMAIL

Rel�gios de Sol (Spanish)

The page http://sundials.org/links/llinks.htm shows Relógios de sol (Spanish). Oops! To me that reads like Portuguese. - fernando -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pix.com.br Fone Direto: +55 61 329-0206

Re: Fernando's Millenium - from Namal

the last of the hundreds and the last of the thousands. Say 1000 mm is the last milimeter of the first meter and 1001 mm is the first milimeter of the second meter. 2000 still belongs to the second meter, not to the third. - fernando -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas

Trigonometry tutorial

Hello It seems a couple of weeks ago I read a message that had a pointer to a site with a tutorial on trignometry. I am not 100% sure I got it from this list but if somebody still has that message or knows the URL... Thank you. - fernando -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX

Re: National Geographic special

air ticks, more champaign... I am wrong? - fernando -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pix.com.br Fone Direto: +55 61 329-0206mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] PABX: +55 61 329-0202 Fax: +55

Toasting under the sun

. - fernando -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pix.com.br Fone Direto: +55 61 329-0206mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] PABX: +55 61 329-0206 Fax: +55 61 326-3082 15º 45' 04.9 S

Re: R: best possible angle for insolation and visibility

Type: JPEG Image (image/jpeg) Encoding: base64 -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pix.com.br Fone Direto: +55 61 329-0206mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] PABX: +55 61 329-0206

best possible angle for insolation and visibility

the declination, the better. For insolation... I hope this is less confusing now. - fernando - fernando -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pix.com.br Fone Direto: +55 61 329-0206mailto:[EMAIL

Re: best possible angle for insolation and visibility

. For insolation... I hope this is less confusing now. - fernando - fernando -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pix.com.br Fone Direto: +55 61 329-0206mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] PABX: +55

Re: 16th century navigating/surveying

of the Environment Macquarie University, NSW 2109 Australia Phone + 61 2 9850 7981 (work) + 61 2 9482 8647 (home) Fax + 61 2 9850 7972 (work) -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pix.com.br Fone Direto: +55 61

Re: 16th century navigation/surveying

the Spaniards to be misinformed. Now that I've said a lot of things about things I know nothing, may I suggest Slawek to come in and clarify this for good. - fernando -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pix.com.br

Re: 16th century navigation/surveying

other. All in all I think it was a combination of lots of reasons. Hope that helps Patrick -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pix.com.br Fone Direto: +55 61 329-0206mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] PABX: +55

Re: 16th century navigating/surveying

guys working with the naked eye and an ephemeris derived from Ptolemaic astronomy. How can you say "pretty good"? This is astoshing, miraculous, impressive! - fernando -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pix.com.br Fone Direto: +55 61 329-0

Re: Dialist's hell: how big?

phenomena occurring in different cities... Sundialling is an incurable decease; once you catch it, it never leaves you. - fernando -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pix.com.br

Re: Off topic but interesting enough to share

, function at all I wonder? * The nozzle is one of those variable things which screw back and forth around a central pin. The 'single jet' is more of a tight spray pattern really. Tony (should have paid more attention in Physics lessons) Moss -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX

Re: Heliograph

and find someone else to talk to across the valey... When my sundial indicates the sun is shining (mandatory reference to sundial). - fernando -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pix.com.br

Re: A dial by any other name

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Re: I need help....

PS - What's the code for the 'r' with a hook? -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pix.com.br mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Fone: +55 61 321-2433 Fax: +55 61 225

Re: gnomons or styles?

, if anyone dares to challenge me, than bring a ton of arguments because I won't fight for small potatoes. Fernando, the dictatorial etymologist. - fernando -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pix.com.br

Re: Multiple sunsets

to the sun's azimuth, trying to see several sunsets in a raw? -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pix.com.br mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Fone: +55 61 321-2433

Re: a better eclipse filter

to me, but I'll ask my astronomer friends. Take care, John John Carmichael wrote: A bunch of us, including astronomers from Kitt Peak, traveled to southern Baja for the July 11, 1991 total eclipse. Thanks, Ross McCluney -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX

Re: Schmoyer sundial picture

what my government says from time to time, but I know that you are interested in language nuances and I thought you might appreciate the clarification of what I meant. Jim Tallman, FX Studios. -- From: Fernando Cabral [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Jim Tallman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: David R

Re: Is there a single web site for sundial photos?

of seeing something beautiful? - fernando PS - as everybody agreed I should use coup de grâce instead of stroke of mercy, I concluded I souldd use raison d'être instead of reason of being :-) If that makes any sense... -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL

Re: Schmoyer sundial picture

Jim Tallman wrote: result. Might be just the thing to get their attention. Sharp swords get better results... Do sharp words do that too? - fernando -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pix.com.br

Re: accurate vs. precise

Tim Yu wrote: If what one reads on the Web can be believed, a man named Robert Pershing Wadlow (b. 2/22/18 in Alton, IL; d. 7/15/40) was 8' 11.5 (2.73 m) when he died. Thank you Tim. You've saved my day! - fernando -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos

Re: accurate vs. precise

; driving different cars; speaking various languages (I've been told there are around 1500 languages in use today in this planet only!) Vive la difference! - fernando -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pix.com.br

Re: accurate vs. precise

:-) - fernando -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pix.com.br mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Fone: +55 61 321-2433 Fax: +55 61 225-3082 15º 45' 04.9 S

Re: accurate vs. precise

* Box 176 Britt ON P0G 1A0 'Phone 705 383 0195 fax 2920 45.768* North 80.600* West -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pix.com.br mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Fone

Re: accurate vs. precise

a translation into meter)... Now, I hate when I see something like 2 yards, 2 feet, 5 inches and (the stroke of mercy) 1/8 -- It takes me several seconds to figure out how tall that person is! By the way: does stroke of mercy make sense in English? - fernando -- Fernando Cabral

Re: accurate vs. precise

Dave Bell wrote: On Fri, 30 Apr 1999, Fernando Cabral wrote: Now, I hate when I see something like 2 yards, 2 feet, 5 inches and (the stroke of mercy) 1/8 -- It takes me several seconds to figure out how tall that person is! Or when I see specifications such as: Torque wheel bolts

Re: Used Theodolites

). Curiously enough, used goods became less expensive and new stuff is now more expensive. Thank you - fernando -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pix.com.br mailto:[EMAIL

used Theodolite

was (and still is) I can find them for a lower price in the United States or Europe. Anyway, thank you all guys that gave me hints. I'll keep hunting. - fernando -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pix.com.br

Re: Sunshine recorders

was the cheapest. Colored quartz was more expensive, the price depending on the color (bluish, redish, greyish...) - but all of these come from my early childhood, when memory and fantasy are almost the same... -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Shame on you

Carmichael Tucson -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pix.com.br mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Fone: +55 61 321-2433 Fax: +55 61 225-3082 15º 45' 04.9 S

Re: bad people on the list

for the embarrassment that forgery message may have caused. I think every time this list resists this kind of attack we get stronger and less vulnerable to the pests the lurk from behind phony names and phony e-mail addresses. - fernando Fernando Cabral wrote: Hello to All. I hate to start

bad people on the list

Hello to All. I hate to start something, but I think that Jim Morrison is a fraud. I have check his equations for EOT, and I believe that he just made them up. Here in Brasilia, we have a saying to translate which means, even a stupid man may be considered wise if he keeps his mouth shut.

Re: Used theodolite

anybody there give some hints on where I may find this kind of stuff? Thank you. - fernando -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pix.com.br mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Fone

Re: Some new things

, isn't it? Now, will I find :-) in the manuals? - fernando -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pix.com.br mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Fone: +55 61 321-2433 Fax

Re: What a great list.

to be a member. Peace to you all. Jim Tallman, FX Studios. -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pix.com.br mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Fone: +55 61 321-2433 Fax

Re: What a great list.

company of each and every one of the contributors of this list, and I am thankful for the opportunity to be a member. Peace to you all. Jim Tallman, FX Studios. -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pix.com.br

Re: Internet Time

directly to lunch time, bed time, etc. If we will ever adopt something more universal, I do believe Universal Time will be the one to be accepted. My two cents. - fernando John Carmichael p.s. What about Mars? -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto

Re: Toys for boys (AND girls!)

of sextant in the Navy. No one was to be trained in its use. He said there was some reaction so probabily the Navy would postpone the enforment of that decision for a while. - fernando -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http

Re: Magnetic North

Tony Moss wrote: Fernando Cabral wrote: At first it came as a suprise to find that different compasses will show completely different readings. 2, 3, 5 or even 10 degrees east or west are quite common. In my collection of oddities I have a small compass that may have been repaired

Re: Magnetic North

. - fernando -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pix.com.br mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Fone: +55 61 321-2433 Fax: +55 61 225-3082 15º 45' 04.9 S

Re: GPS clock accuracy

accurate: after several weeks it is still synchronized (after the unit has synchronized itself with the satellites). Thank you all guys. - fernando -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pix.com.br

Re: Re accuracy of GPS clock

... - fernando -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pix.com.br mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Fone: +55 61 321-2433 Fax: +55 61 225-3082 15º 45' 04.9 S

GPS clock accuracy

of the well-known atomic clocks in the Internet. Nevertheless, it does not seem the software are good enough. I've found difference of up to 25 seconds amongst them. -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pix.com.br

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