Sundial in BBC series

2013-08-19 Thread Thibaud Taudin Chabot 
Yesterday (sunday) I saw the first  part of the new BBC serie "The 
story of measurement" on BBC4.
In it was a horizontal sundial of questionabvle design. The style 
foot was situated on the XII mark and the shadow was crossing many hourlines.
I can't imagine that BBC didn't do any serious research and used a 
fancy sundial and even didn't notice that the shadows weren't 
matching the hourlines.

Or did my TV having troubles? You never know in this digital era.
Thibaud

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Re: Sundial in BBC series

2013-08-19 Thread Willy Leenders 
Thibaud,

I did not see the broadcast but read the English subtitles at this address: 
http://tvguide.lastown.com/bbc/preview/precision/the-measure-of-all-things-1-time-and-distance.html
It is apparently the Egyptian sundial from 1500 BC.
On my website you can see an article about this sundial.
In Dutch: http://www.wijzerweb.be/egypte.html
In English: http://www.wijzerweb.be/egypteengels.html

Willy Leenders
Hasselt in Flanders (Belgium)

Visit my website about the sundials in the province of Limburg (Flanders) with 
a section 'worth knowing about sundials' (mostly in Dutch): 
http://www.wijzerweb.be




Op 19-aug-2013, om 20:49 heeft Thibaud Taudin Chabot het volgende geschreven:

> Yesterday (sunday) I saw the first  part of the new BBC serie "The story of 
> measurement" on BBC4.
> In it was a horizontal sundial of questionabvle design. The style foot was 
> situated on the XII mark and the shadow was crossing many hourlines.
> I can't imagine that BBC didn't do any serious research and used a fancy 
> sundial and even didn't notice that the shadows weren't matching the 
> hourlines.
> Or did my TV having troubles? You never know in this digital era.
> Thibaud
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Re: Sundial in BBC series

2013-08-19 Thread jmikeshaw 

>

I've just had a look at the programme.
The design of the sundial face looks ok, the problem is that they have put 
the gnomon on the dial face the wrong way round.



Mike Shaw
53º 22' North 03º 02' West
www.wiz.to/sundials



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Re: Sundial in BBC series

2013-08-19 Thread Thibaud Taudin Chabot 
No it was not an Egyption dial. It was a round horintal dial, 
greenish in colour, I guess bronze.


At 22:00 19-8-2013, Willy Leenders wrote:

Thibaud,

I did not see the broadcast but read the English subtitles at this 
address: 
http://tvguide.lastown.com/bbc/preview/precision/the-measure-of-all-things-1-time-and-distance.html

It is apparently the Egyptian sundial from 1500 BC.
On my website you can see an article about this sundial.
In Dutch: 
http://www.wijzerweb.be/egypte.html
In English: 
http://www.wijzerweb.be/egypteengels.html


Willy Leenders
Hasselt in Flanders (Belgium)

Visit my website about the sundials in the province of Limburg 
(Flanders) with a section 'worth knowing about sundials' (mostly in 
Dutch): http://www.wijzerweb.be





Op 19-aug-2013, om 20:49 heeft Thibaud Taudin Chabot het volgende geschreven:

Yesterday (sunday) I saw the first  part of the new BBC serie "The 
story of measurement" on BBC4.
In it was a horizontal sundial of questionabvle design. The style 
foot was situated on the XII mark and the shadow was crossing many hourlines.
I can't imagine that BBC didn't do any serious research and used a 
fancy sundial and even didn't notice that the shadows weren't 
matching the hourlines.

Or did my TV having troubles? You never know in this digital era.
Thibaud

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Re: Sundial in BBC series

2013-08-20 Thread Thibaud Taudin Chabot 
No it was not an Egyption dial. It was a round horintal dial, 
greenish in colour, I guess bronze.

Now with picture attached

At 22:00 19-8-2013, Willy Leenders wrote:

Thibaud,

I did not see the broadcast but read the English subtitles at this 
address: 
http://tvguide.lastown.com/bbc/preview/precision/the-measure-of-all-things-1-time-and-distance.html 


It is apparently the Egyptian sundial from 1500 BC.
On my website you can see an article about this sundial.
In Dutch: 
http://www.wijzerweb.be/egypte.html
In English: 
http://www.wijzerweb.be/egypteengels.html


Willy Leenders
Hasselt in Flanders (Belgium)

Visit my website about the sundials in the province of Limburg 
(Flanders) with a section 'worth knowing about sundials' (mostly in 
Dutch): http://www.wijzerweb.be





Op 19-aug-2013, om 20:49 heeft Thibaud Taudin Chabot het volgende geschreven:

Yesterday (sunday) I saw the first  part of the new BBC serie "The 
story of measurement" on BBC4.
In it was a horizontal sundial of questionabvle design. The style 
foot was situated on the XII mark and the shadow was crossing many hourlines.
I can't imagine that BBC didn't do any serious research and used a 
fancy sundial and even didn't notice that the shadows weren't 
matching the hourlines.

Or did my TV having troubles? You never know in this digital era.
Thibaud

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