Dear David Gagnon,
It is unfortunate that you chose such a public forum for your complaint but
perhaps I can help. I am familiar with the Schmoyer dial, having coveted
one since reading the article in the 1960 Book of Projects for the Amateur
Scientist by Scientific American. The design has spa
At 04:42 PM 5/10/99 -0600, Jim_Cobb wrote:
>
>Thanks for the link... These are beautiful, and reasonably priced.
>Do any of the subscribers to this list own any of these items?
>... have any recommendations? I'm considering one of the explorer
>sundials.
>
>Jim
Hi Jim,
I own an Aquitaine Dial
Art Carson wrote:
I agree.
We are talking about very precise hour line marks, however. To be accurate
to within 4 seconds of time the hole in the center of the hour line (and of
course the hour line itself) must be accurate to within 1' of arc. My
"free pin-hole technique" requires only
One should also note that unlike the a universal ringdial, the Morrison
Associates Explorer Sundials can't be used to tell time without a compass
since they have no sliding gnomen based on the sun's declination thus
rendering them near useless, though attractive, jewelry.
Gerard Hughes
> I think you missed the point! However, yes I have one - namely, The
> Aquitain. Don't be afraid to let them know you're not interested until
> they "give up the goods".
> -Luke
Yes, of course. But If I'm interested in buying (and I think I may
be), it may help add pressure to withhold my purc
I think you missed the point! However, yes I have one - namely, The
Aquitain. Don't be afraid to let them know you're not interested until
they "give up the goods".
-Luke
Jim_Cobb wrote:
>
> Luke Coletti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > For those interested the URL to Morrison Associates is liste
Bill Walton wrote:
> To get the desired accuracy the "pin-holes' themselves must be very
> accurately aligned (not true if the free "pin-hole" technique is used and
> the hole moved back and forth until the shadow of the gnomon is centered,
> and on the hour mark, at the same time)
They would no
Luke Coletti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> For those interested the URL to Morrison Associates is listed below. I
> certainly hope that one of the most famous of gnomon designs will be
> recovered. Schmoyer's dial is a classic.
> http://www.shepherdswatch.ca/
> -Luke
Thanks for the link... Thes
To all,
To the list with links to sundial pages is added a link to :
Horologium Augusti (Geodätisches Institut der Universität Karlsruhe TH)
At these pages a number of photographs are placed in a repeating
background with pictures from the book by Edmund Buchner, titled "Die
Sonnenuhr des August
Art, Daniel, Charles, and other Dialists,
I believe one could make a dial that could be read to a few seconds,
however I'm not sure of why one would want to be able to read a dial at any
time to this accuracy or precision. At most one might want such a dial to
be able to set a watch or clock, o
For those interested the URL to Morrison Associates is listed below. I
certainly hope that one of the most famous of gnomon designs will be
recovered. Schmoyer's dial is a classic.
http://www.shepherdswatch.ca/
-Luke
Perhaps there are some members from the Quebec Sundial Society (La
Commission des Cadrans solaires du Quebec) on the list. If not, I could put
you in touch with the society. Perhaps they would be willing to help.
-- Richard Langley
Professor of Geodesy and Precision Navigation
On Mon, 10 May
second try:
My dear dialist friends,
I beg your indulgence for this long post but I believe that it
regards a matter of some importance to all of us.
Many of you are familiar with the Sunquest sundial which is shown
in Waugh's book. This beautiful dial was once available in kit form,
as a set
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