Greetings and Salutations
I have a very nice cardboard astrolabe, but it is calculated for
40 degree's north. which is about 550 miles south of where I am.
Does anyone have a reference for how one goes about calculating /
constructing one of a particular latitude?
In article <h5950elp5oumcuivv90jmrtel5lk2gkt9j@4ax.com>,
Nikolai Petrovich <phamp@mindspring.com> wrote:
Greetings and Salutations
I have a very nice cardboard astrolabe, but it is calculated for
40 degree's north. which is about 550 miles south of where I am.
Does anyone have a reference for how one goes about calculating / >>constructing one of a particular latitude?
I just googled "astrolabe calibration" and got many sites. I
glanced at a few and realized I don't have the math for this.
But then, I don't have the math for high-school algebra any more.
This is a very low bar.
I suggest you also google "astrolabe calibration" and search
through the sites, and _Deo volente,_ you'll find what you need.
Good luck.
djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) on Sat, 1 Dec 2018 15:53:20 GMT
typed in rec.org.sca the following:
In article <h5950elp5oumcuivv90jmrtel5lk2gkt9j@4ax.com>,
Nikolai Petrovich <phamp@mindspring.com> wrote:
Greetings and Salutations
I have a very nice cardboard astrolabe, but it is calculated for
40 degree's north. which is about 550 miles south of where I am.
Does anyone have a reference for how one goes about calculating / >>>constructing one of a particular latitude?
I just googled "astrolabe calibration" and got many sites. I
glanced at a few and realized I don't have the math for this.
But then, I don't have the math for high-school algebra any more.
This is a very low bar.
I suggest you also google "astrolabe calibration" and search
through the sites, and _Deo volente,_ you'll find what you need.
Good luck.
That is the next step.
Or find my copy of Geoffrey Chaucer's Treatise on the Astrolabe.
In article <1an50e93qfbtd2aog5b2hi0m9n9iposjtn@4ax.com>,
Nikolai Petrovich <phamp@mindspring.com> wrote:
djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) on Sat, 1 Dec 2018 15:53:20 GMT
typed in rec.org.sca the following:
In article <h5950elp5oumcuivv90jmrtel5lk2gkt9j@4ax.com>,
Nikolai Petrovich <phamp@mindspring.com> wrote:
Greetings and Salutations
I have a very nice cardboard astrolabe, but it is calculated for
40 degree's north. which is about 550 miles south of where I am.
Does anyone have a reference for how one goes about calculating / >>>>constructing one of a particular latitude?
I just googled "astrolabe calibration" and got many sites. I
glanced at a few and realized I don't have the math for this.
But then, I don't have the math for high-school algebra any more.
This is a very low bar.
I suggest you also google "astrolabe calibration" and search
through the sites, and _Deo volente,_ you'll find what you need.
Good luck.
That is the next step.
Or find my copy of Geoffrey Chaucer's Treatise on the Astrolabe.
Well, my copy of that is with my Collected Works of, and it's in
Middle English. :) And it'll be either (a) calculated for a
London or thereabouts latitude, or (b) doesn't mention the
latitude of the observer at all. But the Internet can be your
friend.
djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) on Sat, 1 Dec 2018 20:27:14 GMT
typed in rec.org.sca the following:
In article <1an50e93qfbtd2aog5b2hi0m9n9iposjtn@4ax.com>,
Nikolai Petrovich <phamp@mindspring.com> wrote:
djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) on Sat, 1 Dec 2018 15:53:20 GMT >>>typed in rec.org.sca the following:
In article <h5950elp5oumcuivv90jmrtel5lk2gkt9j@4ax.com>,
Nikolai Petrovich <phamp@mindspring.com> wrote:
Greetings and Salutations
I have a very nice cardboard astrolabe, but it is calculated for >>>>>40 degree's north. which is about 550 miles south of where I am.
Does anyone have a reference for how one goes about calculating / >>>>>constructing one of a particular latitude?
I just googled "astrolabe calibration" and got many sites. I
glanced at a few and realized I don't have the math for this.
But then, I don't have the math for high-school algebra any more.
This is a very low bar.
I suggest you also google "astrolabe calibration" and search
through the sites, and _Deo volente,_ you'll find what you need.
Good luck.
That is the next step.
Or find my copy of Geoffrey Chaucer's Treatise on the Astrolabe.
Well, my copy of that is with my Collected Works of, and it's in
Middle English. :) And it'll be either (a) calculated for a
London or thereabouts latitude, or (b) doesn't mention the
latitude of the observer at all. But the Internet can be your
friend.
And sometimes, it can be that friend who has all sorts of answers,
some of which are relevant to your question.
But' I've found a translation into modern English, and an article
about using Power Point to make the templates. Which has the
formulas. Weeeee!
djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) on Sat, 1 Dec 2018 15:53:20 GMT
typed in rec.org.sca the following:
In article <h5950elp5oumcuivv90jmrtel5lk2gkt9j@4ax.com>,
Nikolai Petrovich <phamp@mindspring.com> wrote:
Greetings and Salutations
I have a very nice cardboard astrolabe, but it is calculated for
40 degree's north. which is about 550 miles south of where I am.
Does anyone have a reference for how one goes about calculating /
constructing one of a particular latitude?
I just googled "astrolabe calibration" and got many sites. I
glanced at a few and realized I don't have the math for this.
But then, I don't have the math for high-school algebra any more.
This is a very low bar.
I suggest you also google "astrolabe calibration" and search
through the sites, and _Deo volente,_ you'll find what you need.
Good luck.
That is the next step.
Or find my copy of Geoffrey Chaucer's Treatise on the Astrolabe.
tschus
nikolai
Greetings and Salutations
I have a very nice cardboard astrolabe, but it is calculated for
40 degree's north. which is about 550 miles south of where I am.
Does anyone have a reference for how one goes about calculating / constructing one of a particular latitude?
in service
Nikolai Petrovich
Nikolai Petrovich <phamp@mindspring.com> on Sat, 01 Dec 2018 07:16:54
-0800 typed in rec.org.sca the following:
Greetings and Salutations
I have a very nice cardboard astrolabe, but it is calculated for
40 degree's north. which is about 550 miles south of where I am.
Does anyone have a reference for how one goes about calculating / >>constructing one of a particular latitude?
in service
Nikolai Petrovich
I am having "fun" crunching all this. I shall be writing up my
notes when I'm done, but I'm not sure how to show the required
drawings in ASCII art. B-{)>
Greetings and Salutations
I have a very nice cardboard astrolabe, but it is calculated for
40 degree's north. which is about 550 miles south of where I am.
Does anyone have a reference for how one goes about calculating /
constructing one of a particular latitude?
in service
Nikolai Petrovich
In article <o5rf0e5l3amunhg30tsh25u4t8kalbc50c@4ax.com>,
Nikolai Petrovich <phamp@mindspring.com> wrote:
Nikolai Petrovich <phamp@mindspring.com> on Sat, 01 Dec 2018 07:16:54
-0800 typed in rec.org.sca the following:
Greetings and Salutations
I have a very nice cardboard astrolabe, but it is calculated for
40 degree's north. which is about 550 miles south of where I am.
Does anyone have a reference for how one goes about calculating / >>>constructing one of a particular latitude?
in service
Nikolai Petrovich
I am having "fun" crunching all this. I shall be writing up my
notes when I'm done, but I'm not sure how to show the required
drawings in ASCII art. B-{)>
If you have an account on any site that does have graphics, you
could post a link.
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