MDDM Chapter 44 "a haze of green Resurrection" (441.2)

[Terrance]

jbor wrote:
> 
> Terrance wrote:
> 
> > But I think it is 1765.
> 
> Yes, quite right. Mapping the tangent line in Delaware took them until Dec.
> 1764, which is when they went off to Lancaster Town. (340.5) Chs 32-33 cover
> a full year.

So it is 1765. OK. 



> 
> > I don't think April 5th, 1764 was a Friday.
> > April 5th, 1765 was Good Friday.  Spring did not begin  on April 5th
> > 1764 or April 5th 1765.
> 
> No, obviously the season did not officially begin, but spring weather came,
> as indicated in the text.

Yes. 


> 
> > I think there was an eclipse one on the first
> > day of Spring 1765. In any event, I think the green resurrection has as
> > much to do with spring as with Christ.
> 
> It's to do with spring, that's certain enough. I'm yet to be convinced it
> has anything at all to do with Christ.
> 


OK, let me try to put together some textual support. Sorry for the
flimsy posts. I'm very glad we are back into the MDDM and I appreciate
your efforts to keep it going. Thanks to John B. and thanks for the
Astronomical stuff Otto and Douglas.

To DQ we go....