"Of course, once I saw the TimeSpace at that site, I had to go look for it
in GoogleEarth!"
Of course (!) - and you can even see the Roman numerals - it's so big.!
However this dial also has a digital clock associated with it and the
numerals you can see on Google Earth relate to the digital cloc
> As you
> probably know, Britain (and England in particular) is filled with such
> memories of the past and we tend to take them for granted until others
> mention them!.
I find the same here, except our "past" is so recent, compared to yours!
Dave
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Very intriguing idea, Edley!
Should be great fun experimenting.
I'm going to look for some trial ray-tracing software...
Dave
> Some time ago an idea for a nodus on a Large Sundial appeared to me.
> It is the shadow of a thin-walled transparent sphere. This can be seen
> simply in the shadows of
Dear Shadow Watchers,
Some time ago an idea for a nodus on a Large Sundial appeared to me.
It is the shadow of a thin-walled transparent sphere. This can be seen
simply in the shadows of soap bubbles and transparent round helium
balloons. This is not considering it a lens, just the shadow cast
>Are you familiar with the city? <
Not very, though my parents lived in Ryde on the Isle of Wight (IOW) for
some years - that's the the roughly-rhombus shaped island off the south
coast of England - and Ryde is just about directly opposite to Gosport.
However when I had connexions with the IOW, G
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> Some of you may remember that (about two years ago), I asked for advice
> on this Mailing List - concerning starting a Sundial-related business.
>
> I had recently retired from Teaching, and wanted to combine
OK, apologies to Carl and all. My error, it seems.
Frank 55N 1W
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If I remember correctly, there was some discussion of the Campbell-Stokes
Sunshine Recorder in the past. The cover of the current Hammacher
Schlemmer catalog shows a Campbell-Stokes Sunshine Recorder that they have
for sale. The cost is $1999.95. Their web site also includes a description
of
