Dear Brent,
You ask...
Is the sun in a unique position ...every day of the year?
every minute of the year?
every second of the year?
The pedantic answer is yes but... :-)
If you chart the position of the centre of the sun
on the celestial sphere, for the period running from
one
If we want to follow the movement of the Sun (very clearly explained by
Frank King) with a great precision we need a tool (personal computer)
that contains and is checked by a clock with the wanted precision.
But then why use a mechanical or electronic clock to simulate a sundial ?
why mix
09, 2009 6:25 PM
Subject: Re: better questions
Dear Brent,
You ask...
Is the sun in a unique position ...every day of the year?
every minute of the year?
every second of the year?
The pedantic answer is yes but... :-)
If you chart the position of the centre of the sun
Maybe the important questions are-
Is the sun in a unique position ...every day of the year?
every minute of the year?
every second of the year?
If the answer is yes, I think I can make the perfect sundial.
thanks again;
brent
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Hi Brent,
Let me start by saying that many of us believe that the wonderful movements of
the earth, causing apparent movement of the
sun in the sky is the true time, not that sterile, artificial time invented by
politicians and overcontrolling scientists.
But, to answer your important
