Heliostat: the sun stood still/goes not down 1/2 day?plays havoc with birds ability to nav-grow seasons.

Geopelia wrote:
Heliostat: the sun stood still/goes not down 1/2 day?plays havoc with
birds ability to nav-grow seasons.

Heliostat

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A Heliostat is a device that tracks the movement of the sun. It is
typically used to orient a mirror, throughout the day, to reflect
sunlight in a consistent direction. When coupled together in sufficient
quantities, the reflected sunlight from the heliostats can generate an
enormous amount of heat if all are oriented towards the same target. It
was originally developed as an instrument for use in surveying,
allowing the accurate o

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Thanks Brian,


(snip)
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- Joshua ch. 10 The Sun Stands Still N.I.V.
- the fact is? we do not know what happened,
- except that it involved divine intervention
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- Perhaps you could explain the process whereby a Judean myth becomes
a
- 'fact'.
-
- Brian Tozer
(snip)


Perhaps it was due to some atmospheric condition like that which that causes
sundogs.
The best known example would be the three suns appearing before the battle
of Mortimer's Cross.

It has also been suggested as an explanation for some of Ezekiel's vision.

Obviously if the sun really stood still it would be because the Earth had
stopped rotating! ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????

Geopelia

Viganella Italy mirror dompost...this week ca. 18/12/2006.
environmental resource consent, resource mgmt act..

don.lotto nz.

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Geopelia wrote:
Heliostat: the sun stood still/goes not down 1/2 day?plays havoc with
birds ability to nav-grow seasons.

No it wasn't me who wrote that bit! Geopelia


Heliostat

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
A Heliostat is a device that tracks the movement of the sun. It is
typically used to orient a mirror, throughout the day, to reflect
sunlight in a consistent direction. When coupled together in sufficient
quantities, the reflected sunlight from the heliostats can generate an
enormous amount of heat if all are oriented towards the same target. It
was originally developed as an instrument for use in surveying,
allowing the accurate o

wrote in message
ups.com...
Thanks Brian,


(snip)
-
- Joshua ch. 10 The Sun Stands Still N.I.V.
- the fact is? we do not know what happened,
- except that it involved divine intervention
-
- Perhaps you could explain the process whereby a Judean myth becomes
a
- 'fact'.
-
- Brian Tozer
(snip)


Perhaps it was due to some atmospheric condition like that which that
causes
sundogs.
The best known example would be the three suns appearing before the
battle
of Mortimer's Cross.

It has also been suggested as an explanation for some of Ezekiel's
vision.

Obviously if the sun really stood still it would be because the Earth had
stopped rotating!
?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????

Geopelia

Who added the ??? to my post?
That's the only way the sun could really stand still as seen from Earth. It
is the Earth's rotation that makes the sun appear to move through the sky.
The sun wouldn't really be standing still anyway, it is racing around in the
galaxy at a fast rate of knots, carrying its planets with it.


Viganella Italy mirror dompost...this week ca. 18/12/2006.
environmental resource consent, resource mgmt act..

don.lotto nz.

Geopelia wrote:
don.dise.net.nz wrote in message
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Geopelia wrote:
Heliostat: the sun stood still/goes not down 1/2 day?plays havoc with
birds ability to nav-grow seasons.

No it wasn't me who wrote that bit! Geopelia

i accept responsibility, don.lotto.
i donot attribute line by line
and i snip redundant info. no offense intended.
sorry geopelia. apologies.
27.12.06.
don.


Heliostat

i wonder what the translation would be
and this subject may appear in the holy bible..

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he·li·o·stat /ˈhiliəˌstæt/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled
Pronunciation[hee-lee-uh-stat] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA
Pronunciation
–noun an instrument consisting of a mirror moved by clockwork, for
reflecting the sun's rays in a fixed direction.


[Origin: 1740–50; NL heliostata. See helio-, -stat]

—Related forms
he·li·o·stat·ic, adjective
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source he·li·o·stat
(hē'lē-ə-stāt') Pronunciation Key
n. An instrument in which a mirror is automatically moved so that it
reflects sunlight in a constant direction. It is used with a
pyrheliometer to make continuous measurements of solar radiation.




Perhaps it was due to some atmospheric condition like that which that
causes sundogs.
The best known example would be the three suns appearing before the
battle of Mortimer's Cross.

perhaps photo in dominionpost photog on thurs i think, pub sat
23.12.06??
very nice.

It has also been suggested as an explanation for some of Ezekiel's
vision.

Obviously if the sun really stood still it would be because the Earth had
stopped rotating!
????????????my question marks don..??????????????????????????

Geopelia

Who added the ??? to my post?
me again don.
That's the only way ///the sun could really stand still as seen from Earth.
my /// don.. It
is the Earth's rotation that makes the sun appear/// to move through the sky.
The sun wouldn't really be standing still anyway, it is racing around in the
galaxy at a fast rate of knots, carrying its planets with it.

it is all done with mirrors, i do not understand magician speak!!

Viganella Italy mirror dompost...this week ca. 18/12/2006.
environmental resource consent, resource mgmt act..

cheers......thanks................ don.lotto nz.

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Geopelia wrote:
don.dise.net.nz wrote in message
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Geopelia wrote:
Heliostat: the sun stood still/goes not down 1/2 day?plays havoc with
birds ability to nav-grow seasons.

No it wasn't me who wrote that bit! Geopelia

i accept responsibility, don.lotto.
i donot attribute line by line
and i snip redundant info. no offense intended.
sorry geopelia. apologies.
27.12.06.
don.

That's fine. Merry Christmas!

Geopelia

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Geopelia wrote:
don.dise.net.nz wrote in message
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i wonder what the translation would be
and this subject may appear in the holy bible..

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2 results for: heliostat
View results from: Dictionary | Thesaurus | Encyclopedia | All
Reference | the Web

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source
he·li·o·stat /'hili??stæt/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled
Pronunciation[hee-lee-uh-stat] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA
Pronunciation
-noun an instrument consisting of a mirror moved by clockwork, for
reflecting the sun's rays in a fixed direction.


[Origin: 1740-50; NL heliostata. See helio-, -stat]

-Related forms
he·li·o·stat·ic, adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc.
2006.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source he·li·o·stat
(he'le-?-stat') Pronunciation Key
n. An instrument in which a mirror is automatically moved so that it
reflects sunlight in a constant direction. It is used with a
pyrheliometer to make continuous measurements of solar radiation.




Perhaps it was due to some atmospheric condition like that which that
causes sundogs.
The best known example would be the three suns appearing before the
battle of Mortimer's Cross.

perhaps photo in dominionpost photog on thurs i think, pub sat
23.12.06??
very nice.

It has also been suggested as an explanation for some of Ezekiel's
vision.

Obviously if the sun really stood still it would be because the Earth
had
stopped rotating!
????????????my question marks don..??????????????????????????

Geopelia

Who added the ??? to my post?
me again don.
That's the only way ///the sun could really stand still as seen from
Earth.
my /// don.. It
is the Earth's rotation that makes the sun appear/// to move through the
sky.
The sun wouldn't really be standing still anyway, it is racing around in
the
galaxy at a fast rate of knots, carrying its planets with it.

it is all done with mirrors, i do not understand magician speak!!

Viganella Italy mirror dompost...this week ca. 18/12/2006.
environmental resource consent, resource mgmt act..

cheers......thanks................ don.lotto nz.



Archimedes is said to have burned an enemy fleet with mirrors. A heliostat
Death Ray!

I don't know how true the story of the destruction is, but the principle is
feasible, if the mirrors are large enough and curved.

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On Wed, 27 Dec 2006 15:57:20 +1300, Geopelia wrote:

Archimedes is said to have burned an enemy fleet with mirrors. A heliostat
Death Ray!

I don't know how true the story of the destruction is, but the principle is
feasible, if the mirrors are large enough and curved.

Geopelia

Mythbusters had two goes at this. Big mirrors, lots of small mirrors etc
etc. And they replicated the boats that were supposed to have been burnt
(triemes?). They couldn't do it, and that was against a stationary target.

"Warwick" wrote in message
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On Wed, 27 Dec 2006 15:57:20 +1300, Geopelia wrote:

Archimedes is said to have burned an enemy fleet with mirrors. A
heliostat
Death Ray!

I don't know how true the story of the destruction is, but the principle
is
feasible, if the mirrors are large enough and curved.

Geopelia

Mythbusters had two goes at this. Big mirrors, lots of small mirrors etc
etc. And they replicated the boats that were supposed to have been burnt
(triemes?). They couldn't do it, and that was against a stationary target.

Triremes?
You need something that would concentrate the sun's rays into one spot. A
magnifying glass will do it. Perhaps if a big one was combined with a mirror
it would work. But did the Greeks have the technology to make glass like
that?
What were the mirrors they used, polished metal?

Lasers bounced off mirrors into one spot should do the job today.

Geopelia

On Thu, 28 Dec 2006 01:15:38 +1300, Geopelia wrote:

"Warwick" wrote in message
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Triremes?
You need something that would concentrate the sun's rays into one spot. A
magnifying glass will do it. Perhaps if a big one was combined with a mirror
it would work. But did the Greeks have the technology to make glass like
that?
What were the mirrors they used, polished metal?

Lasers bounced off mirrors into one spot should do the job today.

Geopelia

The myth was busted really. Forget about many small mirrors (polished
shields held by hoplites perhaps) because it became very clear they are
impossible to aim collectively. The individuals have no idea where they are
pointing because the other countless mirrors create too much 'noise' around
the target. Many small mirrors held in a mechanical array that aimed them
was tried and that failed too. With bigger mirrors the focal length has to
be perfect and it is hard to imagine the enemy sitting quitely at the
correct spot long enough to be torched.