Re: Slightly off-topic: names of geomteric shapes

2006-10-15 Thread Gordon Uber
Hi John, I think you could use some variation on open cylindrical shell segment. A Google (Book) Search for this should locate page 137 with an illustration in _Hybrid and Incompatible Finite Element Methods_ by Theodore H. H. Pian and Chang-Chun Wu. Sorry that it is not one or two words as

Re: Slightly off-topic: names of geomteric shapes

2006-10-15 Thread tloc54452
There are a limited number of entries at the bottom of this page which may be of help. http://www.geom.uiuc.edu/docs/reference/CRC-formulas/ John B -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sundial@uni-koeln.de Sent: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 7:25 PM Subject: Slightly off-topic: names

Re: New Projection Stained Glass Sundial

2006-10-15 Thread John Carmichael
Would it be more correct to call it an "aperture nodus dial"instead of a projection dial? - Original Message - From: Th. Taudin Chabot To: Sundial List Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2006 12:52 AM Subject: Re: New Projection Stained Glass Sundial But this is not

Re: New Projection Stained Glass Sundial

2006-10-15 Thread Th. Taudin Chabot
Something like that but definitly no projection dial because no dial is projected. How would you call the meridianlines that can be found in some churches? They are in fact sundials with a hole in the roof as tip of the gnomon and only the noonline drawn on the floor. Thibaud At 17:14