Re: Art in dialling

2013-04-07 Thread f...@solariameridiane.it
Hi all this is my work in 2006, created for the city of Borgo San Dalmazzo (CN) Italy. The development of the project saw the collaboration of Fabio Savian. I do not know if it falls between the sundials you are looking for. www.sundialatlas.eu/atlas.php?so=IT8328 Fabio Garnero Il giorno

Re: person's height sundial

2013-04-07 Thread Bill Gottesman
Very nice dial. For it to be a person's height dial, don't you need to show where people of different heights must stand? These heights are marked on the Argyle Square dial in Australia (at least, I think they are). You have some nice photos on your web site of dials I have never seen before.

Re: Art in dialling

2013-04-07 Thread Bill Gottesman
Hello Fabio, Marvelous public sundial! How did you construct the concrete bowl, and mark the lines so straight? I imagine it has a drain for water. -Bill On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 12:14 PM, f...@solariameridiane.it f...@solariameridiane.it wrote: Hi all this is my work in 2006, created for

RE: Art in dialling

2013-04-07 Thread Jack Aubert
The city-direction labels are a nice touch: an old tradition that seems to have fallen into disuse. I hope you can tell us how the concrete (?) bowl was constructed. Jack From: sundial [mailto:sundial-boun...@uni-koeln.de] On Behalf Of Bill Gottesman Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2013 3:40

Re: A prize for the worst 'non-dial', of the year?

2013-04-07 Thread John Pickard
Hi Anne, What a beautiful watch. I want one! Pity that it's eight months to my birthday. Cheers, John John Pickard john.pick...@bigpond.com -Original Message- From: Anne Lennon Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2013 8:16 PM To: sundial@uni-koeln.de Subject: Re: A prize for the worst