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2017-10-16 Thread Александр Болдырев via sundial
Diese Nachricht wurde eingewickelt um DMARC-kompatibel zu sein. Die eigentliche Nachricht steht dadurch in einem Anhang. This message was wrapped to be DMARC compliant. The actual message text is therefore in an attachment.--- Begin Message --- Thank you very much, Patrick. This is encouraging ne

Great Circle Studio Solar Calculator - again!

2017-10-16 Thread Patrick Powers
Hello to all those interested in the currently defunct Great Circle software. I have managed to make contact with the designer of the Great Circle Studio Solar Calculator and mentioned that it does not seem to work. His reply tonight tonight is: - Hi Patrick, Thank you for your e-mail. I'm

Re: Hemicyclium correction

2017-10-16 Thread Frank King
Dear Brad, You say: > I am looking to make a > hemicyclium-type sundial > (half-hemisphere) in a > metal working class. > Am I missing anything? Er, yes. Rather a lot alas... Before you start bashing metal it may be worth spending rather less effort on a prototype. > ...they are inaccurate

Hemicyclium correction

2017-10-16 Thread Brad Thayer
I am looking to make a hemicyclium-type sundial (half-hemisphere) in a metal working class. What little I can find on them says they are inaccurate, without being very clear on the problem. It appears to me the only issue is it needs to be tilted so that the gnomon aligns with the Earth's rotatio