While on the subject, how is comet Tempel supposed to be pronounced? As in temple or as in tempest. Stan Steve Coe wrote: >Bill, et al; > >When Comet Halley returned in 1986 I created a club talk for SAC on that >subject. One of the things I found was that Edmond Halley spelled his own >name--in his own hand--at least three different ways: Halley, Haley and >Hally. So, spelling was quite loose in the old days and this discussion of >Tempel may be the same effect. > >Steve Coe > > > > > -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list.