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- From: amanda@wam.umd.edu (Me again)
- Subject: Re: Period Calendar Wanted
- Message-ID: <1992Dec31.034211.21470@wam.umd.edu>
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- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 03:42:11 GMT
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- Dave.Aronson@p11.f120.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Dave Aronson) writes:
- >jww@evolving.com (John W. Woolley) writeth:
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- > JWW> Remember that, no matter the time of year, there are twelve equal hours
- > JWW> of day and twelve of night; so that in winter day hours are much shorter
- > JWW> than night hours.
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- >3. Does anyone out there know of any self-adjusting timepieces that would take
- >this stretching and shrinking of hours into account?
-
- Milord,
-
- It seemeth to me that i have heard tales of some such masterpieces of
- the clockmaker's art built in none other place than Cathay, or, as it may
- be said, China, near unto the end of our Knowne Period (or mayhap even
- beyond, in such time as would be unknown to us).
-
- Gentles, I most devoutly hope that my coarse and unschooled speech has not
- overly disturbed you.
-
- Written by me this 5th day after the feast of Christmas,
- Amanda of Markland
-