Quoting Bob Marinelli b...@stanford.edu:
I guess this is the time to propose that, if possible, every Time Nut
needs to visit Greenwich Observatory at least once :)
-Bob
Returning today from London where, incidentlly, I had the opportunity
to visist the Royal Observatory, I hope to have
Antonio,
American English is my mother tongue. Sometimes I use it to say silly
things,
but I beg no one's indulgence. I haven't heard anything silly from you
yet.
Bill Hawkins
-Original Message-
From: asma...@fc.up.pt
Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2010 5:02 PM
(English is not my mother
Hi Bill,
The astronomers were busy doing their noon transit sighting at noon.
They ball on Flamsteed House drops at 1:00. The navigators on ships
in the harbor were also likely doing a sight at noon, they set their
clock at 1:00 by looking up at the observatory on the hill. BTW, the
Hi
Been there done that. Rest of the family was more impressed by the view than by
the chronometers ...
Bob
On Nov 4, 2010, at 8:19 PM, Bob Marinelli wrote:
Hi Bill,
The astronomers were busy doing their noon transit sighting at noon. They
ball on Flamsteed House drops at 1:00. The
