Richard Mallett wrote:
... dials often become completely unreadable
when left outside...
They do indeed but...
...a sundial which isn't out in the sun is no
more useful than a clock without hands :-)
Frank King
Cambridge, U.K.
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Frank King wrote:
Richard Mallett wrote:
... dials often become completely unreadable
when left outside...
They do indeed but...
...a sundial which isn't out in the sun is no
more useful than a clock without hands :-)
Frank King
Cambridge, U.K.
If I had a clock worth
Dear Friends,
another great update is avaiable on line at my web site:
http://www.nicolaseverino.it
LA GNOMONICA DI MARIO BETTINI
The article is in italian, but with a lot of images very interesting. Here is a
little english abstract:
Abstract
An initial analysis of sundials published by
Such a shame that we cannot have sundials inside.
What we need is for somebody to develop a motor-driven, geared apparatus
that will move an electric through a path that picks up all the relevant
celestial motions.
Jack
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From: sundial-boun...@uni-koeln.de
Sorry, I forgotten to put the link of article. Now all run good. Thanks
Reinhold.
Nicola
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Date : Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:24:40 +0100
Subject : AW:
Hi Jack:
I don't have time to look for it right now, and my bad memory won't let me
recall where I saw it, but earlier this year we discussed a german invention
of an indoor sundial just like what you describe- with a mechanical driven
moveable light mounted in the ceiling that cast a shadow fron
Dear Richard and Jack,
You are both, of course, right on all counts...
If I had a clock worth £60,000 and a replica
worth £500 I would take more care of the more
expensive original, wouldn't you?
I am in the fortunate position of being the
University Clock-Keeper and I do indeed take
great
For those whose who have an interest in the Antikythera mechanism, here is a
link to some of its history and some modern instruments with photos and
specifications on building one for yourself. (Tony Moss may be envious.)
http://www.cnccookbook.com/CCOrreryNotes.html
Larry Bohlayer
Frank King wrote:
I have never seen this anywhere else but if
you have to have sundials in museums this is
the kind of thing that appeals to me!
Hi Frank et al,
I took a pic of something very similar in the Adler
Planetarium in Chicago. Too large to attach to an SML
Larry Bohlayer / Celestial Products wrote:
For those whose who have an interest in the Antikythera mechanism, here is a
link to some of its history and some modern instruments with photos and
specifications on building one for yourself. (Tony Moss may be envious.)
Too true Larry! A most
Hi!
I've just read this post about QBasic and QuickBasic. So, if it is
still of interest for somebody, I want to tell you that I've been
using QuickBasic with every version of Windows. In my experience,
I've never had problems with this. In fact, I would say that
everything works better in
Dear Friends,
We in the sundial community should think ourselves lucky. The Ashmolean
Museum in Oxford was given one of the world's most celebrated violins - the
Messiah by Stradivarius. As a condition of the gift, it must never be played
and is today kept in a glass cabinet. Violinists believe
On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 3:03 PM, Chris Lusby Taylor
clusbytay...@enterprise.net wrote:
Dear Friends,
We in the sundial community should think ourselves lucky. The Ashmolean
Museum in Oxford was given one of the world's most celebrated violins - the
Messiah by Stradivarius. As a condition of
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