Moons and other celestial bodies

From: Nils Weinander <niwe_at_ppvku.ericsson.se>
Date: Mon, 27 Mar 95 10:29:20 +0200


Sandy:
>Now, while the White Moon was still aboveground, it may have
>moved through the sun's route -- in which each "day" the Sun moved in
>a circle over the Gloranthan surface -- stopping at the four famous
>castles -- one in Genertela, one in Luathela, one in Pamaltela, and
>one in Vithela.

...
>If we assume that the sun's path was the equivalent to a
>"year" (of course no time was actually passing), then this would give
>us a possible source for the White Moon's phases.

The entire theory is compelling and makes perfect sense. I only get lost at one point: how does the six full moons per year periodicity of the Kralorelan calendar follow from this?


Peter Metcalfe:
>BTW I have just dipped into the WWW page and for the Astronomy Treatise

What's the URL?

/Nils W


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