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- From: ilaine@panix.com (Liz Stokes)
- Newsgroups: rec.org.sca
- Subject: Re: Period Calendar Wanted
- Message-ID: <1992Dec31.135844.15035@panix.com>
- Date: 31 Dec 92 13:58:44 GMT
- References: <725767220.AA00000@blkcat.UUCP> <1992Dec31.034211.21470@wam.umd.edu>
- Organization: PANIX Public Access Unix & Internet, NYC
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- jww@evolving.com (John W. Woolley) writes:
- > Remember that, no matter the time of year, there are twelve equal hours
- > of day and twelve of night; so that in winter day hours are much shorter
- > than night hours.
- >
- >3. Does anyone out there know of any self-adjusting timepieces that would take
- >this stretching and shrinking of hours into account?
-
- Certainly milord - the sundial. I believe the Romans measured time by
- 12 daylight hours and 3 night watches.
- -Ilaine
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- Liz Stokes | Ilaine's E-Z Garb Workshop
- Ilaine de Cameron | We're going to try an experiment now. Instead of using
- | a loom, we're going to wind all the yarn into balls
- ilaine@panix.com | and adopt an infinite number of kittens...
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