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Excuse me for being blunt.
The problem with the primitive mechanism for cyclical seasonal changes based on axial tilt originated with 17th century cataloguing astronomy.In order to fix the celestial sphere to terrestial longitudes for navigational purposes, John Flamsteed temporarily altered the relationship between the Earth's axial and orbit motions as they were understood in principles up to then (1676). The astronomical fudge which combined axial and orbital motions into an unethical single sidereal motion (with two references for the Earth's axial rotation !) was based on variations in the Sun's position against the Equator.This fudge is known as the 'Analemma' and looks like this - http://www.analemma.com/Pages/framesPage.html The noon Equation of Time correction was completely mangled so that these cataloguers could render observations to the calendar system whereas the ancient Equation of Time was a facility to convert the total length and variations in the natural unequal day to the equable 24 hour clock day. The pre-Copernican Equation of Time correction was adapted by the early heliocentrists to the newly discovered principle of indepedent axial rotation at 15 degrees per hour and 24 hours/360 degrees in total.As there is absolutely no relationship between apparent change in axial tilt to the Sun or orbital plane ,the description of the components of the Equation of Time as expressed by the 17th century cataloguers is bogus,harmful and ultimately the greatest form of intellectual vandalism ever known. The Equation of Time is a consequence of Keplerian motion and the change in orbital orientation as the Earth,or rather a location rotates back to face the Sun directly (noon).The minutes and seconds which reflect the Equation of Time correction serve the purpose of a 'leap' correction does in the calendar system however the Equation of Time is an annual loop system with no links to the calendar system except that the equable 24 hour day precedes and generates the calendar system as a secondary and complimentary addition . The analemma website above transfers the changing relationship of axial and orbital motion,as indepedent motions to an ugly and disgraceful single sidereal motion with all celestial motions assigned from the Earth's axis/Equator. To this odd sidereal astronomical justification are added the climatological considerations which are a consequence of a changing orbital orientation passing through fixed axial orientation,the global asymmetry between the six months from Sept to Mar and Mar to Sept is lost to scientists who insist in retaining the hemispheres as a basis for annual changes. The technical points,while being intricate,are never difficult but the utter lack of appreciation for the size and scale of celestial and terrestial phenomena seems to be the only obstacle I know of.Other than that,the bluffing and blustering plays well to a people who probably would like to know why temperatures appear to be on the rise and more hurricanes.No chance that climatologists will answer with sincerity ,at least that is thew way I see it. |
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