All,
There is a link about the Qumran sundial on the NASS Links page:
http://www.jpost.com/com/Archive/14.Apr.1997/News/Article-8.html
There used to be another link to an article in "The Biblical Archaeology
Review" which contended that the artifact was not a sundial.
Bob
fwsawyer wrote:
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In the recent Nass Compendium (V9 #1) is a very neat article by Karen
Robinson on how to tell time and find north by positioning your hands to
mimic a Ring Dial. Its one of the coolest things you can do with your hands.
Check it out. Bill G.
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>Is he the gnomonical designer or the sculptor?
I would like to know the name of the sculptor.<
The dial was sculpted by Edwin Russell. It bears the legends:
Christopher St JH Daniel - Delineavit
Larry O'Connell - Caelavit
Edwin Russell - Sculpsit
Motto
Mario Arnaldi contributed,
>> Well, I must say (despite all these complaints!) that I much prefer the
>> 'New System'.
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>Again I say that for me is the same but I prefer the old version. But I
>agree what you'll decide. In addition to my opinion I would like to show an
>old
There is an article by Avraham Avitzour on the Qumran sundial in the
December 1997 (vol 4, issue 4) issue of The Compendium.
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From: "Richard Mallett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2002 2:06 PM
Subject: Re: Qumran Sundial
> From D
Dear Dialists,
The responses to my previous comments regarding the use of a section
of ridge dial to replace gnomons on more standard dials in order to
make them more rugged and harder to vandalize has shown there is a
general lack of awareness of "ridge" dials in general. The subject
is, in
Folks,
Give me a break please! The "arguments" in the "Right or wrong" emails are
degenerating to the point where they are spam. Willy Leenders got it right:
this is a SUNDIAL LIST. We interpret that very widely, and the discourse is
wonderful. But of the 57 emails in my in box this morning (afte
>From David Christainsen of the blblical-studies list on yahoo :-
Those of you who are interested in questions of Qumran/Christian
Origins, three further publications of Dr. Barbara Thiering will be
appearing in the near future:
"Christianity and Science: Friends at the Beginning", in The
Edu
> Well, I must say (despite all these complaints!) that I much prefer the
> 'New System'.
Again I say that for me is the same but I prefer the old version. But I
agree what you'll decide. In addition to my opinion I would like to show an
old email that I found just now, looking
In the Shire Albums book by Chris Daniel, there is a picture of the Dolphin
dial on the cover.
In the description it says:-
"The dial was designed by the author in 1977 to celebrate Her Majesty the
Queen's Silver Jubilee, and was sculpted by Edwin Russell (Brookbrae of
London)"
Mike Shaw
mailt
Hello all,
I am sorry, I must make a correction. 12/12 is the equivalent
of 45°...I have not had my coffee yet...
I guess that is what I get for being off-topic...
Jim Tallman
Artisan Industrials Corp.
Hello,
In the pure architectural sense slope is expressed as the ratio between
vertical(the rise) and horizontal(the run). This is most commonly
used when designing and specifying roof pitches. We commonly use
3/12 and 4/12 roof pitches on the homes we design based on the average
rainfall for
Hi Willy,
Chris Daniel "delineavit" the dial, i.e. designed and delineated it. Chris is,
of course, the chairman of the BSS and also worked for the National Maritime
Museum before becoming a freelance dial designer.
I'm not sure who the sculptor was, though I believe he was an FRS. I have i
I found that C. St. J. Daniël is the designer of the Dolphin Sundial at
the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich - Londen.
Is he the gnomonical designer or the sculptor?
I would like to know the name of the sculptor.
Willy Leenders
Hasselt Belgium
50.9 N 5.4 E
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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In reading Willy's message, I came across John Schilke's question about India. If it hasn't been answered yet, driving in India is on the left hand side of the road. However, the main driving problem is the cows resting in the middle of the road!
Hal
A motto on a sundial around here is: "Sais tu mortel à quoi que je sers, à
marquer le temps que tu perds"
(Do you know, mortal, to what I serve, to indicate the time you waste).
It is dedicated to all who make improper use of this list.
Willy Leenders
Hasselt Belgium
50.9 N 5.4 E
mailto:[EMAIL
All,
This is the sort of (Way off topic) reply that should properly be
addressed to the sender only.
But...
J D S wrote:
> these swords protruded out to the left of the rider and if two of these
> gentlemen met in a narrow lane there would be a clash of swords
I have not been keeping
Hi Gang
I realize I am a bit late with this but here goes.
Mr Schilke hints darkly that it is we insular islanders who are 'sinister'.
I believe the answer lies in our distant past.
In olden days the English gentlemen would carry swords partly for their
personal protection and also because it was
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