On Nov. 30 Sotheby's London will auction Exceptional Jewels and Precious
Objects Formerly in the Collection of The Duchess Of Windsor
The New York Times describes one lot :
Another piece is a gold oval Cartier watch-cum-compass and sundial. One side
of this inspired piece of boy-scout
Hi Dialists:
I received this intriguing letter from Ohio State University. The writer
talks about an old publication called The Sundial. And then asked me if I
am aware of any relationship between sundials and owls! I am not aware of
any association between the two. I asked him to send me
I suspect there's no relationship. The publishers of the humor magazine were
probably making an oblique reference to the owl of Athena, which is a symbol
of wisdom. A bit sly, but also a bit self-congratulatory (but this is a
college humor magazine, not Dean Swift).
Brad
On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at
John,
There may be another connection - between humor and owls, since this was
a humor journal. In Germany the accociation between humor and owls
come from Till Eulenspiegel (Till Owlmirror, in English literature
known as Owlglass, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Till_Eulenspiegel).
Perhaps the
If we're going yet the ridiculous tour, 'sundial' in Dutch is 'zonnewijzer'
'wijzer' is the comparative of 'wijs' (wise in English)
and the owl is a symbol for wisdom.
Willy Leenders
Hasselt in Flanders (Belgium)
Visit my website about the sundials in the province of Limburg (Flanders) with
a
Dear John,
I'm asking you guys if you have seen any
relationship between owls and sundials.
I once tried very hard to establish such a
relationship but my best intentions were
not appreciated...
I had a client and I wanted to symbolise
sunrise and sunset on the proposed sundial.
I offered a
Yes, the correlation between sundials and owls exists, I think.
http://www.boldyrevsundials.com/skafis-sova.html
Aleks
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I wonder what life was like before mechanical clocks.
I suppose your day was less structured than ours are today.
Maybe to work at sunrise, go home at sunset.
Eat when you are hungry, sleep when you are tired.
I wonder how many people used sundials? Was it a common thing to have?
Was it a
On Fri, November 19, 2010 1:41 pm, Brent wrote:
I wonder what life was like before mechanical clocks.
I suppose your day was less structured than ours are today.
Maybe to work at sunrise, go home at sunset.
Eat when you are hungry, sleep when you are tired.
I wonder how many people used
Hi Brent,
That reminds be of a book that I read that indicated that some society or
club meetings were held on certain days close to the full moon. For example,
every month on the Thursday after the full moon at 9pm. I assume that was to
allow you to use the moon light to travel at night in
Probably the best book on the invention and impact of mechanical clocks is
Revolution in Time by David S. Landes. Not sure if it's still in print.
Brad
On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 5:09 PM, R Wall maill...@virginbroadband.com.auwrote:
Hi Brent,
That reminds be of a book that I read that indicated
Perhaps the connection is that the ancient Greek word 'gnomon' means
'one who discerns' or 'that which reveals' . Athena (and her Roman
equivalent, Minerva) was the godess of wisdom and her symbol was the
owl.
Harriet
Harriet James
Sunnydials
35 Bradley Road
Warminster
BA12 8BN
Brent
This is a HUGE series of questions you have raised. Here are a few
observations
Remember that clocks for the masses are very very new (mid to late 19th C).
Throughout most of civilization, there were 12 unequal hours between sunrise
and sunset. The marked time on a sundial was an
I'm for Harriet's interpretation Athene, her owl and the meaning of gnomon
K
On 19 Nov 2010, at 16:03, Brad Lufkin wrote:
I suspect there's no relationship. The publishers of the humor magazine were
probably making an oblique reference to the owl of Athena, which is a symbol
of wisdom.
The earliest known water clock was invented by Amenemhet at Karnak/Thebes,
Egypt in about 1500 BC. A descendent clock is in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
It was used for determining night hours -- recommended for use on cloudy nights
where the stars were not visible. Images are on the Web, see
Hi Kevin;
Wow, this is great.
So you didn't need a sundial, you were the sundial.
Just compare the length of your shadow by your height...
...just count the number of feet, your feet, the length of your shadow.
I'll give that a try tomorrow when the sun comes out.
Thanks everyone for the
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