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Re: Amplitudes
From: George Huxtable
Date: 2010 Jun 3, 20:38 +0100
From: George Huxtable
Date: 2010 Jun 3, 20:38 +0100
Hewitt Schlereth wrote- "I'm not sure I understand your table. It seems to say that for a given declination the sunrise bearings would be different for folks in different hemispheres. On any given day doesn't the sun rise in the same direction, no matter whether you're looking at it from the Southern hemisphere or the Northern?" To me, that notion of Hewitt's seemed wrong, and five minutes spent with a blow-up Earth globe and a piece of string convinced me further that it was. But perhaps I'm just misunderstanding what he is saying, and ask him to spell it out a bit further, if he wishes to defend it. George. contact George Huxtable, at george@hux.me.uk or at +44 1865 820222 (from UK, 01865 820222) or at 1 Sandy Lane, Southmoor, Abingdon, Oxon OX13 5HX, UK.