Moondial featured in movie!
It's Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island! Well, ok it's a cartoon movie for kids and not exactly new, but the moondial is key to the plot. Warning - may frighten younger children and antagonize dialists who object to non-traditional gnomon design. ...Tom Kreyche --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
A short stay in Italy
Fellow Shadow Watchers, I shall be staying near Brescia in Lombardia for three days in mid-November but with a hire car and a few spare hours to fill outside my visit to the Perazzi factory. Any suggestions for dials worth seeing in the area or local museums would be most welcome. Tony Moss --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
Re: A short stay in Italy
Dear Tony, You say... I shall be staying near Brescia in Lombardia... One thing you can do is to visit http://www.sundialsatlas.eu You then click on the map button at the top and, by dragging the map and zooming, home in on Brescia. Alas, there are no sundials shown in Brescia itself but you can see others in the general area. You just click around until you find some that take your fancy! There is a well-known multiple dial in Parma including a noon mark which I used as inspiration for the London Stock Exchange dial. I don't know why this dial isn't shown yet. There is also a splendid noon mark on the floor of Milan Cathedral and that isn't shown either! Enjoy your trip. Very best wishes Frank --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
AW: A short stay in Italy Brescia 24!
Alas, there are no sundials shown in Brescia itself but you can see others in the general area. You just click around until you find some that take your fancy! Wrong, dear Frank! The Italian sundial catalogue announces 24 sundials for Brescia! Ciao! Reinhod * ** *** * ** *** Reinhold R. Kriegler Lat. 53° 6' 52,6 Nord; Long. 8° 53' 52,3 Ost; 48 m ü. N.N. www.ta-dip.de http://www.ta-dip.de/ http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=XyCoJHwzzjU http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=XyCoJHwzzjUfmt=18 fmt=18 http://www.ta-dip.de/dies-und-das/r-e-i-n-h-o-l-d.html -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: sundial-boun...@uni-koeln.de [mailto:sundial-boun...@uni-koeln.de] Im Auftrag von Frank King Gesendet: Mittwoch, 13. Oktober 2010 17:56 An: Tony Moss Cc: Sundial Mailing List Betreff: Re: A short stay in Italy Dear Tony, You say... I shall be staying near Brescia in Lombardia... One thing you can do is to visit http://www.sundialsatlas.eu You then click on the map button at the top and, by dragging the map and zooming, home in on Brescia. Alas, there are no sundials shown in Brescia itself but you can see others in the general area. You just click around until you find some that take your fancy! There is a well-known multiple dial in Parma including a noon mark which I used as inspiration for the London Stock Exchange dial. I don't know why this dial isn't shown yet. There is also a splendid noon mark on the floor of Milan Cathedral and that isn't shown either! Enjoy your trip. Very best wishes Frank --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
Re: A short stay in Italy
Dear Tony, The ITINERARIO ARTE SCIENZA: http://www.astrofilibresciani.it/Attivita/Attivita_Scuole/Tour_Astronomico.htm has several stops related to astronomy and sundials. Last year I downloaded an English version, but it seems that presently only the Italian version is available. I think you can handle that. You would especially want to save the city plan going with it. Have a nice trip! Frans Maes On 13-10-2010 17:40, Tony Moss wrote: Fellow Shadow Watchers, I shall be staying near Brescia in Lombardia for three days in mid-November but with a hire car and a few spare hours to fill outside my visit to the Perazzi factory. Any suggestions for dials worth seeing in the area or local museums would be most welcome. Tony Moss --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
Re: AW: A short stay in Italy Brescia 24! Frank 0!
Dear Reinhold, Your news is good news... The Italian sundial catalogue announces 24 sundials for Brescia! My news is bad news... Alas, there are no sundials shown in Brescia itself... I think I should have punctuated my remark differently and added a t: Atlas: there are no sundials shown in Brescia itself... Unfortunately, the Atlas is still very new, so it has limited use. I think it will get better! I must visit Brescia but maybe I wait for a report from Tony Moss first :-) Tschüß Frank --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
Re: A short stay in Italy
On 13/10/2010 16:55, Frank King wrote: Dear Tony, You say... I shall be staying near Brescia in Lombardia... One thing you can do is to visit http://www.sundialsatlas.eu You then click on the map button at the top and, by dragging the map and zooming, home in on Brescia. Alas, there are no sundials shown in Brescia itself but you can see others in the general area. You just click around until you find some that take your fancy! What a wonderful facility! Many Thanks for leading me to it Frank. Best Tony --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
Re: A short stay in Italy
On 13/10/2010 18:19, Frans W. Maes wrote: Dear Tony, The ITINERARIO ARTE SCIENZA: http://www.astrofilibresciani.it/Attivita/Attivita_Scuole/Tour_Astronomico.htm has several stops related to astronomy and sundials. Last year I downloaded an English version, but it seems that presently only the Italian version is available. I think you can handle that. You would especially want to save the city plan going with it. Have a nice trip! Frans Maes Wow! I've struck gold! Many Thanks for this Frans. Regards Tony --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
Re: A short stay in Italy
one of the most known scientific instrument in Brescia is the famous Byzantine astrolab in the Civic Museums of Art and History (Musei civivi di Arte e Storia). The astrolab is dated back to the year 1062. Mario --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
Sad news for the Sundial Community
I learned from JD Gard's website for the ATEN sundials that David (Gard?), the inventor of the Aten heliochronometer, has died. I do not know if the company will still sell the sundial. I own one of the models, and it is a favorite to show guests. It is readable to better than 1 minute. I did not know Dave, but I certainly admired his originality and skill in manufacturing. It is worth noting that craftsfolk are mortal, and often their art disappears with them. When I see a dial I like and can afford, I generally buy it sooner rather than later. You never know when someone will stop making a dial, whether by choice or not. -Bill --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
Re: Sad news for the Sundial Community
Thanks for the note. Here is a link to the ATEN website with some pictures of his sundial. http://atensundials.com/homepage.html Clip and paste the url text into your browser. Regards, Roger Bailey -- From: Bill Gottesman billgottes...@comcast.net Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 6:47 PM To: Sundial Mailing List sund...@rrz.uni-koeln.de Subject: Sad news for the Sundial Community I learned from JD Gard's website for the ATEN sundials that David (Gard?), the inventor of the Aten heliochronometer, has died. I do not know if the company will still sell the sundial. I own one of the models, and it is a favorite to show guests. It is readable to better than 1 minute. I did not know Dave, but I certainly admired his originality and skill in manufacturing. It is worth noting that craftsfolk are mortal, and often their art disappears with them. When I see a dial I like and can afford, I generally buy it sooner rather than later. You never know when someone will stop making a dial, whether by choice or not. -Bill --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
