first sundials

2000-09-26 Thread Al Schoepp
Hi, I thought some of you might be interested in seeing my first sundial. It isn't finished yet, still need to install the gnomon and it's probably getting too late in the year now to set it up outside. Hopefully as I learn I will get better results. www.telusplanet.net/public/a_schoep/shop/ca

Re: Sundial in use

2000-09-26 Thread fer j. de vries
Hello Foeke, Years ago I heard of a system with sundials in use in Spain to regulate the irrigation of water. I can't remember I have read about it. I think our Spanish friends can be of help to us. Best wishes, Fer. Fer J. de Vries [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.iae.nl/users/ferdv/ Eindhoven, Ne

Sundial in use

2000-09-26 Thread Foeke Tjalma
Sundial friends, I found in Oman a sundial which was used,up to today, for the distribution of irrigation water. The sundial indicates the water-rights of every irrigation participant and instruct the waterguard for opening and closing the gates. I'm interested to know if there are more examples

Just test

2000-09-26 Thread Ron Anthony
Just a test

RE: Sundial in use

2000-09-26 Thread Yoichi Sumi
Hi Foeke I know two examples in Japan, time-mark stones, which was used for the water distribution to rice field. The one is the noon-mark stone, which was built 350 years ago and used for the distribution of irrigation water on alternate days. The other is the time-mark stone of 150 years ago, w