11-08-99
Please add the following to the list of FAQ being assembled by John
Carmichael:
1. Why is anyone interested in sundials when modern watches and clocks
tell time to within seconds?
2. What books are recommended for the beginner?
3. Why is time told a sundial whose shadow casting ob
11-08-99
To the Sundial List,
Having been involved with NASS' first attempt at preparing a glossary by
its first President, I completely agree with Sara.
Harold Brandmaier
ppreciated.
Thanks in advance for your assistance
Harold Brandmaier[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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7-04-07
Dear members,
I am planning a trip to Romania in August and would like to obtain information
on the location of sundials there. A search of my resources turned up nothing.
Thanks in advance.
Sincerely,
Harold Brandmaier[EMAIL PROTECTED]
t;Sundials, Incised Dials or Mass-Clocks", this system
preceded the temporal system at least in England during Saxon times and in
Ireland.
Does anyone know of other information on octaval hours?
Thank you,
Harold Brandmaier[EMAIL PROTECTED]
st was somewhat over $100.
Richard was a member of the North American Sundial Society in 1995 but did not
renew for 1996.
I'm sorry that I cannot offer much hope for obtaining one.
Harold Brandmaier
Society, No. 33, June 1992.
This article contains a large bibliography(about 30 references) on polarization.
I was once interested but never had time to pursue it beyond obtaining this
reference.
Harold Brandmaier
es dollars. Please mail request to:
Harold Brandmaier
63 Florence Road
Harrington Park, NJ 07640
USA
If you need more information, please contact the author at
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
6-23-96
In the National Gardens in Athens, there is a horizontal sundial installed in
1929. It is marble with a brass gnomon. The equation of time is inscribed on
the base.
