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PREDICTING WEATHER BY THE MOON by Ken Ring
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Weather By The Moon
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This book was first printed in 1999, a result of about three years’ work, the culmination of 20 years of observing moon cycles and research. At first self-published, after two years the rights were purchased by Hazard Press (Christchurch, NZ), one of a number of independent NZ book publishers that support and bring unusual NZ works to a wider audience. Hazard Press in turn temporarily leased the contract for UK coverage to Gothic Image Publications, a New Age publisher based in Glastonbury. In 2003, Hazard Press ceased publishing this book and on request returned all rights to the author. In the UK, although not contractually enabled to do so, Gothic Image chose to continue publishing using the cover at bottom right. Still currently unauthorised, the book is continuously published by Gothic Image in the USA and sold on the world’s stage through the auspices of Amazon, Barnes and Noble and other retail outlets, without any royalty renumeration to the author, so technically pirating the work. 2
Despite requests to desist, this process has continued unabated. As no small claims international books tribunal exists there seems little that can be done to stop what has been intellectual theft for 7 years, other than making it available free online. It may make no difference, but if every similarly treated author did the same it might go some way toward deterring pirating by unauthorised publishers. One advantage of offering the book in this way is that we can offer the original that suffered some editing in both printed versions for reasons of space. It also enables us to announce the book that has been written since Predicting Weather By The Moon. The new work has valuable additions, updated with new techniques including matching of past year records to current and future years. These cover 1802 - 2012 which means forecasting by seasons is possible to 2012 and beyond if the reader merely repeats the demonstrated pattern. In effect one can go 200 years ahead. The new book is called The Lunar Code and is now published by Random House (NZ) Ltd. The author recommends The Lunar Code to the longterm weather planner and serious weather buff. It is available from all NZ bookshops or online from various sources, including www.predictweather.com. We wish readers enjoyment of this free book in their first steps on the road of what will be an exciting and rewarding journey. Please send it to your friends! Ken Ring Auckland NZ 3
Weather By The Moon
1st issue © Ken Ring 1999 2nd issue © Hazard Press(Christchurch, NZ) 2001 3rd issue © Predict Weather Ltd (PWL) 2003 4th issue © Ken Ring Ltd 2008 All rights reserved. P.O. Box 60197 Titirangi, Auckland, New Zealand Tel: 649-817-7625 Tel: 021-970-696 Internet: www.predictweather.com Email:
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The moral right of the author as regards concept and expression of this manuscript has been asserted. No part of this publication may be reprinted, stored in or introdueced into a retrieval system, or trasmitted, in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise), without written permission of the author.
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Contents THE FORMATION OF THE MOON ................................... 9 HOW LARGE AND FAR IS IT? ...........................................................13 THE MOON IN ANCIENT HISTORY ................................19 EARLY MOON WATCHERS ................................................36 PLANTING BY THE MOON .................................................................44 MAORI AND THE MOON ....................................