Message text written by Frederick W. Sawyer III
>Albert Waugh died in 1985 at the age of 82<
Fred,
Thanks for the info. It always seems that
the people I would like to meet have passed
away before I realize that I want to meet them.
I live only an hour away from connecticut where
he lived.
C
Patrick and All,
I didn't realize there was a great deal of theft
of sundials. That is really sad, pathetic.
Here in the US we don't have the plethora of
ancient sundials that you do. I don't know of many
old specimens around here that are worth stealing!
A lot of what we do have are 'industri
Message text written by "Chuck O'Connell"
>Is there any one place where sundial photos are
achived, indexed and accessible on the web?<
Sadly the prevalence of theft has meant that all those who keep archived
data about dials - like the BSS here in the UK - must be very vigilant
about inadverte
Chuck,
Albert Waugh died in 1985 at the age of 82. His widow died last year.
Waugh's book collection has been donated to the University of Connecticut
library. The October conference of the North American Sundial Society will
feature a visit to UConn and the rare book collection. We are tryin
François wrote:
> I took a picture and scanned it for who would like to see it:
> http://web.fc-net.fr/frb/sundials/photos/chicago.jpg
> The sundial is located on a kind of peninsula where there's a wonderful
> sight on Chicago down-town. Thanks for the advice.
Thanks for posting the picture on y
Dear dialists
Few weeks ago, I asked about where I could view sundials in Chicago during a
short trip, and some of you have recommended the equatorial sundial at the
Adler Planetarium.
I took a picture and scanned it for who would like to see it:
http://web.fc-net.fr/frb/sundials/photos/chicago.
I'm not a member but here's the contact info:
Dr. Andre Bouchard, Secretaire General
La Commission des Cadrans solaires du Quebec
42, av. de la Brunante
Outremont (Montreal)
Quebec H3T 1R4
Canada
tel: 514-341-3997
fax: 514-341-3997
e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Tue, 11 May 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTE
Hi All,
Does anybody know if Albert Waugh still living?
If so, where might he be found?
25 years ago I bought my first copy of his book
'Sundials - Their theory and construction'. I've been
a sundial fanatic ever since.
Chuck
At 04:32 PM 5/11/99 +0200, you wrote:
>I just had the book 'Sundials' by Frank W.Cousins (actually a bad copy) in
>my hand and saw on page 191 a drawing of the gnomon of the Schmoyer sundial
>with many measurements. In my copy the numbers couldn't be red, but I guess
>in the original of the book t
At 11:00 AM 5/11/99 +0100, Tony Moss wrote:
>Unfortunately aluminium shrinks 3/16" per foot of pattern size when cast
>so castings cannot be used as 'patterns for themselves' although it
>should be possible to use them to design replacement items in steel for
>modern 'shell moulding' technique
I just had the book 'Sundials' by Frank W.Cousins (actually a bad copy) in
my hand and saw on page 191 a drawing of the gnomon of the Schmoyer sundial
with many measurements. In my copy the numbers couldn't be red, but I guess
in the original of the book this should be possible.
Is that what you w
Roger Bailey contributed:-
> Years ago, an acquaintance of mine purchased a set of
>Schmoyer castings but, to my knowledge, he has not completed the project
>(machining or assembly). Would these be useful as patterns to reproduce the
>missing pieces? Let me know if this is worth follow up.
>
Un
Dear Roger
As you say, it is unfortunate that I should air this "dirty laundry"
in public. I do feel, however, that this is a close-knit group of kindred
spirits more than a general public. Plus, I am feeling somewhat desperate
having spent many hours and some of my own money ineffectually, it s
Dear Prof. Langley
At 12:09 PM 5/10/99 -0700, you wrote:
>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.
Thank you - that is an
Reference: R. Bailey's last sentence below:
Hooray!
At last!
An operational definition for "Sufficient Precision"!
Proposed by "an engineer, of course."
(For those of you unfamiliar with the traditional relationship between
Canadian engineering students and Lady Godiva it was
"...an engineer, of
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