Reply to : Bill Gray

>> "...More recently, Stephenson presents a new analysis of most if not

all known solar and lunar eclipses that occurred during the period -700 to
+1600 (Historical Eclipses and Earth's Rotation, 1997)..." <<

Yes, I bought that one after it was recommended to me on Curacao during
the 1998 eclipse. It's amazing that they can determine the increase in the
length of the day by examining those old records (though it makes sense
when you think about it)

Richard.


E-mail from: Richard Mallett, 10-Apr-2001