Hi Bill and All,
I was also one that could not figure out how he got the figure 8 analemma. He
did have a watch with Her picture in it -- but was it working? I had problems
with the following two other scenes.
(1) At the start of the movie, along the country Texas road the fence posts gave
ver
In a message dated 1/1/01 10:51:50 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
> I don't think
> that he could easily determine the equation of time without a watch
> (although the ancients of course did), nor do I think that it would matter
> much to him.
>
> Gordon
>
But it
He could mark the vertical motion due to changes in declination, marking
off the days. Then he could label the two solstices as June 21 and December
21 and number the days of the months between based on these. I don't think
that he could easily determine the equation of time without a watch
Bill,
At the risk of exposing my ignorance, I guess I'll ask for some more
help. If my plane goes down in the south Pacific, I float around for
some time in a raft, and then live for a couple of years in a cave
which boasts a thin beam of sunlight, how, even with a working watch,
would I dr
I saw "Cast Away" last week, and had a question about sudials and the movie.
After Tom Hanks has spent several years on a desolate island, he constructs
an impressive analemma from a thin beam of light that enters his cave,
complete with days of the months. This would not be hard, if he had a
Fellow Shadow watchers:
The following email came to me recently so
naturally I eagerly followed up the recommended URL.
*
>Subject: Sundial Info, and the Heinrich Harrer Sundial
>Sent:28/12/20 2:53 pm
>Received:1/1/01 5:11 pm
>
Mike Cowham wrote:
> "I am trying to tie up details of Lefebvre who was an instrument maker
> in Paris in the 1700s. (A portable 'Butterfield' dial by him (was) in
> the (last) Christie's sale.) On his instruments he normally engraves
> his name with a V, but I believe that it would today be a
Dear Sundial Friends,
The following mailing was sent out on the RETE list some weeks
back and received no positive replies. I wonder if any sundiallers will
be able to answer the questions.
"I am trying to tie up details of Lefebvre who was an instrument maker
in Paris in the 1700s. (A
