Re: four questions to sundial experts

1998-08-30 Thread Hank de Wit
At 22:14 30/08/98 -0500, you wrote: >Hi All, > >Regarding finding latitude and longitude of locations: > >A fascinating site is http://www.terraserver.microsoft.com/ I tried it for Australia. All that is available is Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane and Townsville. However, you're right about the resol

Re: four questions to sundial experts

1998-08-30 Thread Ron Doerfler
Hi All, Regarding finding latitude and longitude of locations: A fascinating site is http://www.terraserver.microsoft.com/ a site that uses two satellite image databases, one by the US and another that is a private company, to bring you down to a photo resolution that is amazing. I can not only

Re: patent on a sundial

1998-08-30 Thread Richard Pauli
John, No or maybe. The business case is weak, but the intellectual pride is great. US Patent costs are absurd. And I don't even know what maintainance costs might be. A patent is only a license to sue those who infringe on you. So there is more cost. The minimum cost for a US patent might be

patent on a sundial

1998-08-30 Thread Uncle John
Fellow sundial enthusiasts, Is it worth even considering getting a patent on a sundial? I imagine some of you have done so. Would you do it again? John

Query re pocket sundial

1998-08-30 Thread JGould2204
Hello all I'm new to the list and would like to pose a query for my 90 year old neighbour. He was in Berlin in 1945 and bought a pocket sundial because he thought it was an object of curiosity. He knows nothing of astronomy or related topics. He showed it to me and asked if I could find out anythi