AGAIN Re: Sundials near the Equator

2016-03-24 Thread Willy Leenders
This is an equatorial sundial in Singapore, near the equator. It looks like a climbing frame for children in a playground but it is a sundial. Willy Leenders Hasselt in Flanders (Belgium) Visit my website about the sundials in the province of Limburg (Flanders) with a section 'worth knowing

Re: Sundials near the Equator

2016-03-24 Thread Maes, F.W.
Hi David, I hoped to find a picture of this large Hong Kong equatorial dial with kids climbing into it. But people are too well-behaving apparently. On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 1:37 PM, Richard Langley wrote: > There is the huge Quitsato Sundial near Quito. If you Google "Quitsato >

Re: Sundials near the Equator

2016-03-24 Thread Richard Langley
There is the huge Quitsato Sundial near Quito. If you Google "Quitsato Sundial" and select Images, you'll find some with people in them. -- Richard Langley - | Richard B. LangleyE-mail:

Sundials near the Equator

2016-03-24 Thread David
Dear fellow shadow-watchers... Can anyone direct me to images of large sundials near to the Equator, preferably with some element of human involvement? David Brown Somerton, Somerset UK --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

A drawing by Hevelius

2016-03-24 Thread Darek Oczki
Hello everyone I am sure most of you on this list are familiar with the work Primitiae gnomonicae catoptricae by Athanasius Kircher. Its frontispiece depicts a reflective sundial drawn (designed) by Johannes Hevelius. If you havent seen it here you can view it: