Hi dialists!
I have translated into English my "pedestrians only" ;-) spreadsheet that
I sketched to calculate and draw the
lines for a declining&inclining analemmatic dial.As I didn't derive them by
myself but copied them from "La Gnomonique"
by Denis Savoie, I was playing a bit with them to
Here's a jpeg of the drawing, Im leaving town for the next couple of days i
will explain it when i get back. the center cylinder is the alidade
Dave Scott
lat. 42:56 N long. 72:40 W
Wendell,MA.
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> This was a widespread reference used since Ptolemy and mainly in the
> Renaissance times. The Hierro Island is the most western of the Canary
> Islands
> and it is supposed that the aforementioned Meridian passed by its most
> western
> 'tip', ie., the Punta Orchilla Cape, at about 18 de
I did not get an attachment. Bill
In a message dated 4/20/2002 11:36:11 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Here's a jpeg of the drawing, Im leaving town for the next couple of days i
> will explain it when i get back. the center cylinder is the alidade
> Dave Scott
>
>
