Re: Calendars was: Population modelling and relativity

> > And how should a devout Muslim turn towards Mecca for his prayers > 
> if Mecca is directly overhead ?
> 
> There are some places which where you have to keep track of where 
> Sol is, and there are some places where they feel having a local 
> qiblah is better than the appearance of praying to a star.

As good a reason to have a sectarian Holy War as any other :-)
Or should that be a :-( ?

Greetings
Karl Heinz