16-12-2005, 10:44 PM
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E pur si muove
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Brisbane
Posts: 745
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Originally Posted by Volans
Before E.E.Barnard there was Sir William Herschel. Anyone who can pin the rotation rate of Saturn to within 15 minutes or so by pure visual observation has to be up there with the best! Mind you, he also smeared an onion on himself before a night's observing.
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see also
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...ead.php?t=5429
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