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Forum: The Books
10-18-2023, 07:14 AM
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Forum: The Books
10-13-2023, 08:27 PM
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I see, so it is the textual history shows Tolkien...
I see, so it is the textual history shows Tolkien had relatively firm idea about one event and would adjust other events to it. Even though the final text might appear to suggest otherwise, it is... |
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Forum: The Books
10-12-2023, 09:34 AM
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Another question: How do you determine the full...
Another question: How do you determine the full moon was on the night of Mar 7/8 rather than March 8/9 in the final timeline? My understanding is: Evidences for Mar 7/8: almanac time has the full... |
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Forum: The Books
10-11-2023, 03:04 AM
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Forum: The Books
10-08-2023, 04:30 AM
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After a study of the materials, now I think...
After a study of the materials, now I think Reader's Companion is correct in these two readings. In S3 March 6 entry, Gandalf rides "139 miles between 11.30 p.m on 5 Mar. and [7>] 7.30 a.m", the... |
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Forum: The Books
08-21-2023, 10:05 AM
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Could you provide Marquette shelfmarks for...
Could you provide Marquette shelfmarks for time-schemes II and A-D? It appears one of them is MSS 3/1/34. |
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Forum: The Books
08-27-2022, 03:51 AM
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Mr. Hicklin, I have compared the pictures in...
Mr. Hicklin, I have compared the pictures in JRRT: The Art of the Manuscript, and suggest the following errata entries for your consideration: p50 their camp on the bank. > their camp on bank.... |
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Forum: The Books
08-13-2022, 11:58 PM
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Yes, this is one of the most interesting folders...
Yes, this is one of the most interesting folders for me. “Hobbit Long Measures” and “ent-stride” are published in Maker and Reader's Companion. |
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Forum: The Books
08-13-2022, 04:21 AM
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I note a very interesting thing: All the data of...
I note a very interesting thing: All the data of Orcs' movement from Feb.27-28 are based on the careful calculation in MSS 4/2/19/11a (image published in Voyage en Terre du Milieu). I guess other... |
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Forum: The Books
08-12-2022, 09:58 AM
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Thanks for the insights! 2,3,6,8 are published in...
Thanks for the insights! 2,3,6,8 are published in Tolkien: Voyage en Terre du Milieu (9782717728064). https://www.tolkienguide.com/modules/wiwimod/index.php?page=BnF%20Exhibition%20Map |
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Forum: The Books
08-11-2022, 10:40 PM
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Mr. Hicklin, thank you very much for taking time...
Mr. Hicklin, thank you very much for taking time for this extremely detailed answer! I only have three remaining questions: p. 44. I think maybe Tolkien later rejected moving the boxed cell on Jan... |
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Forum: The Books
08-09-2022, 08:28 AM
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Congratulations, amazing work! So many mysteries...
Congratulations, amazing work! So many mysteries are finally solved. I have a few tiny questions about the transcription part: The time format is inconsistent, sometimes converted to American... |
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Forum: The Books
02-03-2022, 05:22 AM
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Amazing discovery! I think the time difference...
Amazing discovery! I think the time difference between the pencil numbers and actual moonrise & set time is 6 hours. Such as May 11 0:07-8:40 > 6:11-2:41, May 12 1:11-9:31 > 7:11-3:37, etc. The... |
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Forum: The Books
01-26-2022, 11:43 PM
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No idea. The only page I know of that diary is...
No idea. The only page I know of that diary is the page shown in Maker item 87. And today I note he might have used another source for his moon rise and fall time (because the 1941-2 diary only... |
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Forum: The Books
01-25-2022, 03:03 AM
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Tolkien in his novels used the traditional...
Tolkien in his novels used the traditional definition of New Moon (still in use in Islamic & Hebrew calendars), ie. the earliest visible waxing crescent. The calendar uses the astronomic definition... |
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Forum: The Books
01-11-2022, 01:01 AM
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Replies: 68
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I just noted a somewhat-related trivia: the...
I just noted a somewhat-related trivia: the 1941-2 calendar which JRRT used as the reference for moon phases in his time-schemes, is probably his "Oxford University Pocket Diary, 1941-2" shown in... |
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Forum: The Books
06-03-2021, 06:33 PM
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Thanks, so glad to learn that!
I can only...
Thanks, so glad to learn that! I can only guess it might track to a note quoted in HoMe7 p. 369:my father wrote at the head of the first page of it: Moons are after 1941-2 + 6 days. He changed... |
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Forum: The Books
06-03-2021, 09:15 AM
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Replies: 68
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Haha, I learned this a bit late, just one day...
Haha, I learned this a bit late, just one day after I took pains trying to transcribe (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mWOgGHVXcawVKrFqIxai4W9bAiXlUrV-YVGU4FKC9vM/edit?usp=sharing) the page... |
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