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Re: A question of translation

From: mahendra singh <mahendra373~at~hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 9 May 2011 21:02:45 -0400
To: Jules Verne Forum <jvf~at~gilead.org.il>

Isn't this a reference to establishing longitude by determining the solar
zenith at a known latitude?

On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 8:29 PM, Christian Sánchez
<chvsanchez~at~arnet.com.ar>wrote:

> According to wordreference.com, a better tool, "midi" means:
>
> 1. midday, noon
> 2. lunchtime
> 3. south
>
> http://www.wordreference.com/fren/midi
>
> Of course, only the first meaning makes sense as Verne is wondering where
> was noon when the Earth was created.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Christian Sánchez
> chvsanchez~at~arnet.com.ar
> Rosario, Argentina
>
>
>
> ----- Mensaje original -----
> *De:* Alex Kirstukas <infernalnonsense~at~yahoo.com>
> *Para:* Jules Verne Forum <jvf~at~Gilead.org.il>
> *Enviado:* lunes, 9 de mayo de 2011 10:16
> *Asunto:* A question of translation
>
> Hi all,
>
> I'm currently preparing an annotated English translation of Jules Verne's
> lecture "Les méridiens et le calendrier," with the hope of publishing it on
> Verniana or elsewhere, but there's one phrase that has me rather stumped.
> At one point Verne says:
>
> "S'ils connaissaient le méridien du globe sur lequel le midi s'est établi
> pour la première fois, la question serait facilement résolue."
>
> I had assumed that "sur lequel le midi s'est établi" meant simply "on which
> noon was established," but when I happened, out of curiosity, to feed the
> lecture through Google Translate, this phrase came out "on which lunch was
> prepared." Is this a French idiom I've never come across before? Or just a
> typical Googlian quirk?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Alex
>
>

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