RV: Request for information concerning an old sundial

2013-07-08 Thread Miguel A. G. Arrando
Dear Robert, Mark and Rafael The inverted five is a common feature in Spanish eighteen century sundials. The sundial itself seems to be oriented closer to north than east (an inverted calculation will find the exact declination). The fresco paint, finely executed and apparently well preserved,

Italian exhibition on sundials and astronomical instruments

2013-07-08 Thread Jürgen Hoefeld
Dear Sundial Friends, Dear Retians, I would like to draw your attention to a nice exhibition on reconstructions of sundials and other astronomical instruments in Craveggia, Northern Italy. I have already seen a number of them and was very impressed. They have been reconstructed by Guido Dresti fr

Re: Italian exhibition on sundials and astronomical instruments

2013-07-08 Thread Jürgen Hoefeld
Dear Rosario, thank you for your mail concerning the exhibition in Craveggia. I sent the following recommendation to the Sundial and the Rete mailing list. Unfortunately I personally will not be able to see the exhibition. I am going to Italy this year but only to Napoli and Paestum. So I will o

Italian exhibition on sundials and astronomical instruments

2013-07-08 Thread Jürgen Hoefeld
Dear Friends, I just realized that the link to the exhibition was not complete. Here it is again: http://www.osservatoriogalilei.com/home/images/Eventi/Misura_del_tempo_Dresti.pdf Best regards Juergen Hoefeld --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/