Hey Bob,
24 is it! My second question may have been worded incorrectly. What was the
mirror made of?
Rashad
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Czerwinski" <bczerwin@No-Spam>
To: "'The Astronomy Connection'" <sf-bay-tac@No-Spam>
Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2003 9:51 AM
Subject: RE: [TAC] Astro Quiz part?
> Rashad Al-Mansour wrote:
>
> > Before he became Sir William Herschel, world famous
> > astronomer, his *real profession* was as a Composer,
> > Musician and Conductor. Like us he was an amateur
> > astronomer and ATM when he had the time to pursue it.
> >
> >
> >
> > Question One: Out of the 144 pieces of music that he
> > wrote during his musical career how many were
> > Symphonies?
>
> Didn't know he'd written that many pieces! I do know that 24 of 'em
> were symphonies.
>
> > Question Two: What was the material he polish to create his
> > first mirrors?
>
> I thought he used tar-pitch. Or did his use of this material come
> later?
>
> ..Bob...
>