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Not yet, Stan, but rumor has it that JH is considering an upgrade.  :-)

Hewitt


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On Apr 6, 2013, at 7:53 PM, "Stan K"  wrote:

> Does it go zip when it moves and bop when it stops?  Uh oh - don't let it stop!
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> From: Hewitt Schlereth 
> To: slk1000 
> Sent: Sat, Apr 6, 2013 7:34 pm
> Subject: [NavList] Re: Powder of Sympathy
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> Norm, have you seen app called H1SeaClock? The clock goes; the pendulums bob 
to and fro; it strikes the bells. I cannot watch it without grinning. If you 
know Paxton's song about the wonderful marvelous toy - this clock has that 
same kind of whimsical aura.
> Hewitt
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> ent from my iPad
> On Apr 6, 2013, at 3:04 PM, "Norm Goldblatt"  wrote:
>> As usual, a wonderful, friendly and scholarly reply.  Yes, I loved Sobel's 
book and devoured her "Galileo's Daughter". My other go-to 
author/historian/scientist is Amir Aczel who has written on the compass, 
Fermat's last theorem, Descartes in a way that cements the historical and 
scientific events and times firmly in the memory. 
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> Yes, she did dismiss Lunars, and I wondered why. Not from personal 
experience, but because it made sense to me. Nice to see that you guys take 
it seriously. 
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> My most memorable excursion while visiting London, was my day trip to 
Greenwich, where I saw Harrison's clocks.  H1 is definite proof that he was 
indeed, MAD, in a good way. (Come to think of it, I'm now wondering if I 
actually saw it or have just seen photos of it. Anybody know if it's on 
display?)
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> Spent a few days with Sobel while on an eclipse expedition a few years back 
and have corresponded with her occasionally over the last few years. 
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> Norm
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