really is a nonsense which amounts, to quote Jane Austen’s excellent turn of
> phrase, to a ‘needless precipitance’ to use such terms in science.
>
> Patrick
>
> From: Tony Finch
> Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2011 10:43 AM
> To: John Carmichael
> Cc: sundial@uni-k
On Wed, Oct 05, 2011 at 04:12:13PM -0700, David Bell wrote:
> I guess the problem is that it isn't *everyone's* common heritage. But what
> else do we have? All traditional bases for calendars are either religious or
How about ISO 8601:2004 ? Still based on our calendar but has the words
"interna
sement for Walking Shadow
Designs, a designer excellent Islamic sundials. With change there are
opportunities. See www.walkingshadows.info and follow the link to Ottoman
Sundials
From: Mr. Barry Wainwright
Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2011 11:52 PM
To: sund...@rrz.uni-koeln.de
Subject: Re:
get back to proper forms of time, sundials!!
From: Mr. Barry Wainwright
Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2011 7:52 AM
To: sund...@rrz.uni-koeln.de
Subject: Re: BBC bans The B.C. and A.D.
I'm sorry, but did you even read the article you linked to? The following are
quotes from that article...
day. It
> really is a nonsense which amounts, to quote Jane Austen’s excellent turn of
> phrase, to a ‘needless precipitance’ to use such terms in science.
>
> Patrick
>
> From: Tony Finch
> Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2011 10:43 AM
> To: John Carmichael
> Cc: s
ers
> Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2011 1:22 PM
> To: sund...@rrz.uni-koeln.de
> Subject: Re: BBC bans The B.C. and A.D.
>
>
>
> John was correct to mention this and the matter is gathering pace. See this
> from a UK broadsheet that even sees a recent Archbishop of Canter
Smith
www.illustratingshadows.com
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Phoenix, Arizona, W112.1 N33.5
From: John Carmichael
To: 'Patrick Powers' ; sund...@rrz.uni-koeln.de
Sent: Wednesday, October 5, 2011 3:07 PM
Subject: RE: BBC bans The B.C. and A.D.
Thanks for your support Patrick.
Whe
Powers
Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2011 1:22 PM
To: sund...@rrz.uni-koeln.de
Subject: Re: BBC bans The B.C. and A.D.
John was correct to mention this and the matter is gathering pace. See this
from a UK broadsheet that even sees a recent Archbishop of Canterbury and now
the Vatican as well as
quote Jane Austen’s excellent turn of phrase, to a ‘needless
precipitance’ to use such terms in science.
Patrick
From: Tony Finch
Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2011 10:43 AM
To: John Carmichael
Cc: sundial@uni-koeln.de
Subject: Re: BBC bans The B.C. and A.D.
John Carmichael wrote
eing propagated throughout the
web, however. It will become an urban legend, no doubt.
Best regards,
Ross
> Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2011 10:43:29 +0100
> From: d...@dotat.at
> To: jlcarmich...@comcast.net
> Subject: Re: BBC bans The B.C. and A.D.
> CC: sundial@uni-koeln.
To: jlcarmich...@comcast.net; sundial@uni-koeln.de
Subject: Re: BBC bans The B.C. and A.D.
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2011 20:41:59 -0700
Hi John,
Unfortunately the nanny state rules. Political
correctness, "we must not offend" rules. I am offended by this neutering of our
commo
John Carmichael wrote:
>
> Britain's BBC has banned the use of B.C and A.D. when refering to dates!
Please don't propagate tabloid lies.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/reality-check-with-polly-curtis/2011/sep/26/1
Tony.
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Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne
tember 28, 2011 5:49 PM
To: sundial@uni-koeln.de
Subject: BBC bans The B.C. and A.D.
Britain's BBC has banned the use of B.C and A.D. when refering to dates!
See:
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/christians-outraged-after-bbc-bans-network-mentions-of-christ-centric-timestam
Britain's BBC has banned the use of B.C and A.D. when refering to dates!
See:
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/christians-outraged-after-bbc-bans-network-m
entions-of-christ-centric-timestamps/
Is this happening anywhere else wonder?
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