> -----Original Message----- > From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu On Behalf Of Peter P. > Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2007 11:30 PM > > There is no smoke without fire. Looking a little: > > http://www.teachinghearts.org/dre00timeline.html A religious site claiming the earth was created in 7 days, 6000 years ago, is hardly a worthy reference for anything other than a theology discussion and theological discussions should not be on the PICList. Paul > > Yields a few gems: > > 535-536 Java Volcano explosion > 536 "the darkest year. no stars for three months" > 535-546 nuclear winter without nuke (with volcano explosion) > 540 suspected meteor with weather effects felt around the globe > > Note that there are very few asteroid impact events noted. (See > 1490, 1492!!). > So it is possible that there were several in that period and only > a few got > noticed and recorded. > > That timeline is amazing. It is a major effort and I think that > it deserves some > praise. It's a great website. > > Peter P. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist