Olquest or Suniver? - Sunquest or Oliver

1999-05-12 Thread Tony Moss
Fellow Shado Watchers, It's been staring me in the face every time I opened Frank Cousins' book but I've only just noticed it with the new interest in the Schmoyer/Sunquest dial. Apart from the gnomon shape the basic structure of the Schmoyer/Sunquest (p.190) and the Oliv

Re: Schmoyer sundial picture

1999-05-12 Thread Fernando Cabral
Jim Tallman wrote: > result. Might be just the thing to get their attention. > Sharp swords get better results... Do sharp words do that too? - fernando -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pix.com.br

Should we have a web site for sundial photos?

1999-05-12 Thread Chuck O'Connell
Message text written by INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >I understand if we divulge sundials addresses and attractiveness on the Intenert (or any other means), we may get the attention of some ill-intentioned person.< True - but we don't have to publish the ADDRESSES!! Fernando, I agree with you - i

Re: Schmoyer sundial picture

1999-05-12 Thread Jim Tallman
David, Please send me the pic. Have you been able to get any response in dislodging the parts from the guy in Quebec? Perhaps the threat (via e-mail sent to the address on their e-commerce page) of airing the dirty laundry on a web page will work...let the truth be your sword...tell them that y

Schmoyer sundial picture

1999-05-12 Thread David R. Gagnon
At 07:17 AM 5/12/99 +0200, Giovani Barbi wrote: >Dear friends diallists, >I feel a little ashamed, but I have consulted the book of Waugh and did >not find any trace of the SCHMOYER sundial of wich you are speaking. >So, is anyone able to give me the exact reference or , better, to send >an image

Re: Schmoyer sundial

1999-05-12 Thread fer j. de vries
Jim Tallman wrote: > > I too would like to see this sundial, which seems to be so universally > known. If anybody does have a pic, please send me a copy ok? I scanned the small picture from Waugh. It is attached to this e-mail. In Cousins a larger picture can be seen. Fer. -- Fer J. de Vries

Re: Schmoyer sundial

1999-05-12 Thread John Schilke
And to me, too. Thanks. John On Wed, 12 May 1999, Giovanni BARBI wrote: > Dear friends diallists, > I feel a little ashamed, but I have consulted the book of Waugh and did > not find any trace of the SCHMOYER sundial of wich you are speaking. > So, is anyone able to give me the exact reference

Schmoyer sundial

1999-05-12 Thread Wm. S. Maddux
>I too would like to see this sundial, which seems to be so universally >known. If anybody does have a pic, please send me a copy ok? Jim, I don't have a picture to send, but if you can access the book, look in Waugh, at pages 33 and 34 of Chapter 4, 'The Equatorial Sundial.' The lower pho

Schmoyer sundial

1999-05-12 Thread Jim Tallman
I too would like to see this sundial, which seems to be so universally known. If anybody does have a pic, please send me a copy ok?

Re: Is there a single web site for sundial photos?

1999-05-12 Thread Fernando Cabral
Patrick Powers wrote: > 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 inadvertent publication about dials of any sort since even the > humblest horizontal dial is often worth quite a bit fo

Schmoyer sundial

1999-05-12 Thread Giovanni BARBI
Dear friends diallists, I feel a little ashamed, but I have consulted the book of Waugh and did not find any trace of the SCHMOYER sundial of wich you are speaking. So, is anyone able to give me the exact reference or , better, to send an image of this sundial? Thank you very much Giovanni Barbi