Off topic but very brief.

2011-08-14 Thread Tony Moss
Hi all, Wikipedia and Google can offer nothing useful and I know no greater collection of contactable intellect than the SML. A phrase in Shakepeare has intrigued me since 'A' Level Eng. Lit'. and I think I have a feasible interpretation of it. Off list to discuss if you are

Please may we have our sundial mailing list back

2011-08-14 Thread Geoffrey Thurston
I have been an avid reader of and an occasional contributor to this list for many years but I am concerned about its present state of health. It has previously been customary for contributors to make a posting (a question, an answer or a comment) only when they could make a useful contribution to

Re: Please may we have our sundial mailing list back

2011-08-14 Thread Willy Leenders
I agree, Geoff. Willy Leenders Hasselt in Flanders (Belgium) Op 14-aug-2011, om 11:43 heeft Geoffrey Thurston het volgende geschreven: I have been an avid reader of and an occasional contributor to this list for many years but I am concerned about its present state of health. It has

Re: Please may we have our sundial mailing list back

2011-08-14 Thread Frans W. Maes
I agree completely! Frans Maes On 14-8-2011 11:43, Geoffrey Thurston wrote: I have been an avid reader of and an occasional contributor to this list for many years but I am concerned about its present state of health. It has previously been customary for contributors to make a posting (a

R: Please may we have our sundial mailing list back

2011-08-14 Thread sun.di...@libero.it
Completely agreed! Gian Casalegno Messaggio originale Da: thurs...@hornbeams.com Data: 14/08/2011 11.43 A: sundial@uni-koeln.de Ogg: Please may we have our sundial mailing list back @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} p.MsoNormal,

RE: Please may we have our sundial mailing list back

2011-08-14 Thread John D Blue Jr
Hello all, I also agree! I have to admit that over the past few weeks there have been some diversions away from the regular exchange of topics. As a consequence, the interest in following the various threads, which over the years have been intellectually stimulating and instructive, is

I: [gnomonicaitaliana] Sundial Atlas

2011-08-14 Thread sun.di...@libero.it
What if we go back to sundial news ? Let me forward you the attached e-mail recently sent to the Italian sundial list by an Italian dialist (one of the developers of the Sundial Atlas site). Here is a summary in English. The Sundial Atlas (http://www.sundialsatlas.eu/) has now reached the

RE: [gnomonicaitaliana] Sundial Atlas

2011-08-14 Thread karon
Interesting. Karon Adams Accredited Jewelry Professional (GIA) You can send a free Rosary to a soldier! www.facebook.com/MilitaryRosary www.YellowRibbonRosaries.com From: sundial-boun...@uni-koeln.de [mailto:sundial-boun...@uni-koeln.de] On Behalf Of sun.di...@libero.it Sent: Sunday,

Mount Athos

2011-08-14 Thread Александр Болдырев
Friends, Perhaps it is too long post but I hope it concerns sundials. My friend Vasily and I are going to make and to present a sundial to our young friend orthodox priest George.  We have no problem with marble and money but we have a lot of hesitations.   Unlike us George is an expert in

Re: Mount Athos

2011-08-14 Thread Roger Bailey
Hello Aleks, Byzantine and Babylonian hours are the same and are based on sunrise. The new day starts at sunrise and runs for 24 equal hours, sometimes 2 12 hour periods to be reset at the next subset. This was a common method of tracking time in the east. If the monks are setting their clock

R: Mount Athos

2011-08-14 Thread Fabio
Hi Aleks, Some months ago I occasionally read a book about Mount Athos (by a greek author but now I can't report title and author). I was surprised there was a reference to the use of italian hours: the hours from sunset. I supposed the use of the babilonic (or byzantine, or greek) hours, may

RE: sundial Digest, Vol 68, Issue 49

2011-08-14 Thread Dennis Jordan
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Time's Arrow

2011-08-14 Thread Roger Bailey
Time is an arrow with no past, propelled by the present impulse into the future. We cannot change the past but we can affect the future based on how we project our ideas. The current discussion on the future of UTC and the leap second is a case in point. We know we are all getting older and