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Index of Subjects ---1879531-1650644695-1359202101=:87689 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I think Dave a lot of thesedays were correct when established a long timeag= o but before there was a Leap Year got outof wack with the solar calender.S= eems there was a big adjustment at one time butnot everything got put to ri= ghts. This may have been one of them.The study of=A0the calender is interes= ting stuff!Enjoy the winterPaul --- On Fri, 1/25/13, David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com> wrote: From: David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com> Subject: [NatureNS] Feb 2 To: NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca Received: Friday, January 25, 2013, 1:45 PM Hi All,=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Jan = 25, 2013 =A0=A0=A0While thinking about warmer days to come I remembered that Candlem= as day (Feb 2) was (perhaps) halfway between the winter solstice and the sp= ring equinox. But when I checked by counting days it is not quite halfway; = Dec 21-Feb 2 is 43 days & Feb 2-Mar 21 is 47 days. =A0=A0=A0On the other hand this site-- http://projectbritain.com/year/candlemas.html says that Candlemas day is "halfway between the shortest day and the spring= equinox". =A0=A0=A0What is the meaning of "halfway" in this context ? Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville=20 ---1879531-1650644695-1359202101=:87689 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <table cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" border=3D"0" ><tr><td valign=3D"= top" style=3D"font: inherit;">I think Dave a lot of these<div>days were cor= rect when established a long time</div><div>ago but before there was a Leap= Year got out</div><div>of wack with the solar calender.</div><div>Seems th= ere was a big adjustment at one time but</div><div>not everything got put t= o rights. This may have been one of them.</div><div><span style=3D"font-siz= e: 10pt;">The study of </span><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt;">the cal= ender is interesting stuff!</span></div><div>Enjoy the winter</div><div>Pau= l</div><div><br><br>--- On <b>Fri, 1/25/13, David & Alison Webster <i>&= lt;dwebster@glinx.com></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style=3D"border-lef= t: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><br>Fr= om: David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com><br>Subject: [Natu= reNS] Feb 2<br>To: NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca<br>Received: Friday, January 25,= 2013, 1:45 PM<br><br><div class=3D"plainMail">Hi All, = &nbs= p; Jan 25, 2013<br> While thinking about warmer day= s to come I remembered that Candlemas day (Feb 2) was (perhaps) halfway bet= ween the winter solstice and the spring equinox. But when I checked by coun= ting days it is not quite halfway; Dec 21-Feb 2 is 43 days & Feb 2-Mar = 21 is 47 days.<br><br> On the other hand this site--<br><a= href=3D"http://projectbritain.com/year/candlemas.html" target=3D"_blank">h= ttp://projectbritain.com/year/candlemas.html</a><br>says that Candlemas day= is "halfway between the shortest day and the spring equinox".<br><br> = ; What is the meaning of "halfway" in this context ?<br><br>Yt, = Dave Webster, Kentville <br></div></blockquote></div></td></tr></table> ---1879531-1650644695-1359202101=:87689--
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