[LEAPSECS] Coming of age in the solar system

[Roger Stapleton]

On Mon, 6 Sep 2010, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:


> In message <FD9F9D07-2A21-4F72-A10A-F7B91B7C1678 at noao.edu>, Rob Seaman writes:

>> On Sep 5, 2010, at 8:00 AM, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:

>

>> Oh!  Other than astronomy - the one and only place we've looked

>> sufficiently well enough to know the answer.

>

> So far I don't recall one single example having been proffered outside

> astronomy ?


Perhaps there is nobody on this list who designs and builds sundials? 
They are usually artsist/craftsman and NOT astronomers.

 			Roger


>

> This argument of yours would be a lot stronger if you could at least

> identify the index-case for the class.

>

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