Re: Round earth in judaism

In article <e3r7ev$33n$2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Micha Berger <micha@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Tue, 9 May 2006 21:03:19 +0000 (UTC), Steve Goldfarb <slg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
: We add leap seconds because the Earth's rotation is slowing. That's a
: fundamental change in the nature that we see, same as your other examples.
: As I said, (and as Herman wrote) your comment is a complete strawman.

BTW, it would seem that the molad, the average time between new moons
as given by Rabban Gamliel was most accurate around 1600-1700 years
ago. (The month gains roughly .3 sec each century.)

Which is amazing, because it proves we had a number that we knew well
before the end of the Sanhedrin and the need to standardize a long-term
calendar. A number that was most accurate when that last Sanhedrin
needed it -- not when we first had it!

What was amazing about it? They got the most accurate
figure the Hellenistic astronomers could provide.
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