In article <3039ec65.0307120333.24c5936a@posting.google.com>,   
   ctoffline@yahoo.com (I_am_on_Saturn) wrote:   
      
   > I am trying to get the above information because I am building a   
   > Java applet to show the Solar system and for the purpose of display,   
   > I  need to know the relative position of the Sun with respect to the   
   > planets.   
      
    You may be reinventing the wheel here. I would be surprised to find   
   that, that sort of thing is not available on the web. The term for   
   mechanical displays of this sort is orrery.   
      
   Ken Young   
   kenney@cix.co.uk   
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   Paternity is a matter of opinion   
      
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