Thanks, Patrick That glitch has been fixed..... Kevin On 12 Jun 2014, at 21:38, Patrick Powers <patrick_pow...@compuserve.com> wrote:
> Hi Kevin, > Thanks for that change. An apparently similar problem seems to apply to the > ‘Victorian EoT’ table when Longitude is zero. There are then listed EoT > values of 23 and 24 mins in Jan and Feb. > > You asked for input re formats on azimuth. I think that just as with the > sign of the EoT there are conventions that grew up with gnomonics and > conventions that arose within astronomy and navigation. If what you are > providing is intended more as a resource for those interested in sundials > then maybe Gianni’s view should prevail? > I suspect your idea of a radio button for these would be the best option! > Regards > > Patrick > > From: Kevin Karney > Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2014 6:12 PM > To: Sundial > Subject: CORRECTIONS & Extensions to "A few new Tables for the Gnomonist..." > > Dear Friends > > Thanks for the positive comments! > And thanks to Gianni Ferrari, Patrick Powers, Edward French and Jack Aubert > for pointing out the MAJOR error in the Annual Equation of Time Table. > It was giving EoT values across the table instead of down, which is an error > I had corrected before - but had crept back in....! > That has been corrected.... Many apologies > > Also, by popular request, I have changed the sign of EoT from the strict > astronomical convention to the more usual gnomonical convention (the > correction to get from sundial to local mean time). > > Gianni also wants Azimuth measured from the South... I am a 0 deg at North > person. Any thoughts ? I will probably change things to give a radio button, > so you can choose. > > I have had requests for a solar noon table and solar east/west table and a > half-minute Victorian table - which I shall implement in due course > > Best wishes > Kevin > > --------------------------------------------------- > https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial > > --------------------------------------------------- > https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial >
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