Astronomical data
Astronomical data
2012-10-16 07:02:33
Sorry for an odd astronomical query out of the blue - but does anyone know what time of the day the solar eclipse occurred on 16th March 1485?
I have found a contemporary German reference, where it states that the eclipse took place during the third hour during mealtime. I'm not sure what this refers to. My own data suggests that it took place at about 4 A.M. but in England, March, it would still be pitch black at this time of the morning and no one would have seen an eclipse. Does anyone have the faintest idea???
Thanks so much,
Barbara
I have found a contemporary German reference, where it states that the eclipse took place during the third hour during mealtime. I'm not sure what this refers to. My own data suggests that it took place at about 4 A.M. but in England, March, it would still be pitch black at this time of the morning and no one would have seen an eclipse. Does anyone have the faintest idea???
Thanks so much,
Barbara
Re: Astronomical data
2012-10-16 07:19:02
The Bible refers a few times to "the third hour", which is 9 am. The same time is given for the Christian "terce", see here: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Third+Hour.%c2%a0 At 9 am the eclipse would be visible in March, but the reference to mealtime is a bit strange.
Dorothea
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Sorry for an odd astronomical query out of the blue - but does anyone know what time of the day the solar eclipse occurred on 16th March 1485?
I have found a contemporary German reference, where it states that the eclipse took place during the third hour during mealtime. I'm not sure what this refers to. My own data suggests that it took place at about 4 A.M. but in England, March, it would still be pitch black at this time of the morning and no one would have seen an eclipse. Does anyone have the faintest idea???
Thanks so much,
Barbara
Dorothea
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From: "barbaragd@..." <barbaragd@...>
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Sent: Tuesday, 16 October 2012 5:02 PM
Subject: Astronomical data
Sorry for an odd astronomical query out of the blue - but does anyone know what time of the day the solar eclipse occurred on 16th March 1485?
I have found a contemporary German reference, where it states that the eclipse took place during the third hour during mealtime. I'm not sure what this refers to. My own data suggests that it took place at about 4 A.M. but in England, March, it would still be pitch black at this time of the morning and no one would have seen an eclipse. Does anyone have the faintest idea???
Thanks so much,
Barbara
Re: Astronomical data
2012-10-16 07:58:35
Brilliant, Dorothea thank you so much.
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The Bible refers a few times to "the third hour", which is 9 am. The same time is given for the Christian "terce", see here: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Third+Hour. At 9 am the eclipse would be visible in March, but the reference to mealtime is a bit strange.
Dorothea
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Sorry for an odd astronomical query out of the blue - but does anyone know what time of the day the solar eclipse occurred on 16th March 1485?
I have found a contemporary German reference, where it states that the eclipse took place during the third hour during mealtime. I'm not sure what this refers to. My own data suggests that it took place at about 4 A.M. but in England, March, it would still be pitch black at this time of the morning and no one would have seen an eclipse. Does anyone have the faintest idea???
Thanks so much,
Barbara
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From: [mailto:] On Behalf Of Dorothea Preis
Sent: Tuesday, 16 October 2012 5:16 PM
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Subject: Re: Astronomical data
The Bible refers a few times to "the third hour", which is 9 am. The same time is given for the Christian "terce", see here: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Third+Hour. At 9 am the eclipse would be visible in March, but the reference to mealtime is a bit strange.
Dorothea
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Subject: Astronomical data
Sorry for an odd astronomical query out of the blue - but does anyone know what time of the day the solar eclipse occurred on 16th March 1485?
I have found a contemporary German reference, where it states that the eclipse took place during the third hour during mealtime. I'm not sure what this refers to. My own data suggests that it took place at about 4 A.M. but in England, March, it would still be pitch black at this time of the morning and no one would have seen an eclipse. Does anyone have the faintest idea???
Thanks so much,
Barbara
Re: Astronomical data
2012-10-17 16:51:37
According to NASA it took place at approx. 14:00 hours TT which is GMT (UTC) +64 seconds.
Still a funny time for a meal, unless it was a reference to the mealtime in Germany...?
But hey-
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> Brilliant, Dorothea â€" thank you so much.
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> The Bible refers a few times to "the third hour", which is 9 am. The same time is given for the Christian "terce", see here: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Third+Hour. At 9 am the eclipse would be visible in March, but the reference to mealtime is a bit strange.
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> Dorothea
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> Sorry for an odd astronomical query out of the blue - but does anyone know what time of the day the solar eclipse occurred on 16th March 1485?
> I have found a contemporary German reference, where it states that the eclipse took place during the third hour during mealtime. I'm not sure what this refers to. My own data suggests that it took place at about 4 A.M. but in England, March, it would still be pitch black at this time of the morning and no one would have seen an eclipse. Does anyone have the faintest idea???
> Thanks so much,
> Barbara
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Still a funny time for a meal, unless it was a reference to the mealtime in Germany...?
But hey-
--- In , "barbara" <barbaragd@...> wrote:
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> Brilliant, Dorothea â€" thank you so much.
>
> XX
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> From: [mailto:] On Behalf Of Dorothea Preis
> Sent: Tuesday, 16 October 2012 5:16 PM
> To:
> Subject: Re: Astronomical data
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> The Bible refers a few times to "the third hour", which is 9 am. The same time is given for the Christian "terce", see here: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Third+Hour. At 9 am the eclipse would be visible in March, but the reference to mealtime is a bit strange.
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> Dorothea
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> From: "barbaragd@... <mailto:barbaragd%40y7mail.com> " <barbaragd@... <mailto:barbaragd%40activ8.net.au> >
> To: <mailto:%40yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, 16 October 2012 5:02 PM
> Subject: Astronomical data
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> Sorry for an odd astronomical query out of the blue - but does anyone know what time of the day the solar eclipse occurred on 16th March 1485?
> I have found a contemporary German reference, where it states that the eclipse took place during the third hour during mealtime. I'm not sure what this refers to. My own data suggests that it took place at about 4 A.M. but in England, March, it would still be pitch black at this time of the morning and no one would have seen an eclipse. Does anyone have the faintest idea???
> Thanks so much,
> Barbara
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Re: Astronomical data
2012-10-18 23:57:17
That's really kind of you thanks so much for looking it up. It confuses me as to the third hour' and the mealtime but maybe they did things very differently in medieval Germany. I presume there are no contemporary mentions of the time as coinciding with Queen Anne's death?
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Sent: Thursday, 18 October 2012 2:52 AM
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According to NASA it took place at approx. 14:00 hours TT which is GMT (UTC) +64 seconds.
Still a funny time for a meal, unless it was a reference to the mealtime in Germany...?
But hey-
--- In <mailto:%40yahoogroups.com> , "barbara" <barbaragd@...> wrote:
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> Brilliant, Dorothea â¬" thank you so much.
>
> XX
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>
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> From: <mailto:%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto: <mailto:%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of Dorothea Preis
> Sent: Tuesday, 16 October 2012 5:16 PM
> To: <mailto:%40yahoogroups.com>
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> The Bible refers a few times to "the third hour", which is 9 am. The same time is given for the Christian "terce", see here: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Third+Hour. At 9 am the eclipse would be visible in March, but the reference to mealtime is a bit strange.
>
> Dorothea
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> ________________________________
> From: "barbaragd@... <mailto:barbaragd%40y7mail.com> " <barbaragd@... <mailto:barbaragd%40activ8.net.au> >
> To: <mailto:%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:%40yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, 16 October 2012 5:02 PM
> Subject: Astronomical data
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> Sorry for an odd astronomical query out of the blue - but does anyone know what time of the day the solar eclipse occurred on 16th March 1485?
> I have found a contemporary German reference, where it states that the eclipse took place during the third hour during mealtime. I'm not sure what this refers to. My own data suggests that it took place at about 4 A.M. but in England, March, it would still be pitch black at this time of the morning and no one would have seen an eclipse. Does anyone have the faintest idea???
> Thanks so much,
> Barbara
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From: [mailto:] On Behalf Of blancsanglier1452
Sent: Thursday, 18 October 2012 2:52 AM
To:
Subject: Re: Astronomical data
According to NASA it took place at approx. 14:00 hours TT which is GMT (UTC) +64 seconds.
Still a funny time for a meal, unless it was a reference to the mealtime in Germany...?
But hey-
--- In <mailto:%40yahoogroups.com> , "barbara" <barbaragd@...> wrote:
>
> Brilliant, Dorothea â¬" thank you so much.
>
> XX
>
>
>
> From: <mailto:%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto: <mailto:%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of Dorothea Preis
> Sent: Tuesday, 16 October 2012 5:16 PM
> To: <mailto:%40yahoogroups.com>
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> The Bible refers a few times to "the third hour", which is 9 am. The same time is given for the Christian "terce", see here: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Third+Hour. At 9 am the eclipse would be visible in March, but the reference to mealtime is a bit strange.
>
> Dorothea
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> ________________________________
> From: "barbaragd@... <mailto:barbaragd%40y7mail.com> " <barbaragd@... <mailto:barbaragd%40activ8.net.au> >
> To: <mailto:%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:%40yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, 16 October 2012 5:02 PM
> Subject: Astronomical data
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> Sorry for an odd astronomical query out of the blue - but does anyone know what time of the day the solar eclipse occurred on 16th March 1485?
> I have found a contemporary German reference, where it states that the eclipse took place during the third hour during mealtime. I'm not sure what this refers to. My own data suggests that it took place at about 4 A.M. but in England, March, it would still be pitch black at this time of the morning and no one would have seen an eclipse. Does anyone have the faintest idea???
> Thanks so much,
> Barbara
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