I have seen the numerous e-mails being distributed regarding "human
sundials". It has recently become an interest to me, as I too desire to
construct on the schoolgrounds of my children. I am currently developing,
with the assistance of John Hoy (http://www.cyberspace.org/~jh/dial/), an
easy "fi
Hello Sundial Friends:
I am planning on making a ceiling sundial (as a project with my children in
an actual science/math application). I have the tiny lipstick mirror
mounted at my window frame (half way up), and was told that the easiest way
(void of all the mathematical calculations that th
uot;Andrew Pettit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Romano, Judith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "sundial"
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 4:53 AM
Subject: Re: Ceiling Sundial
> I have seen much worthy comment on the above giving far more information
> than I cou
Dear Sundialists:
Thank you again for your notes of assistance and comments. This e-mail
group is very useful, with responses that are both attentive and thorough.
I will try to keep my note brief.
With a great south facing house, the mirror placed half-way up the window,
and limiting the hours
> There is a new fill-in form designed to provide a "free" resource in which
> to obtain a simple understanding of the mathematics behind how a
> GARDEN/HUMAN SUNDIAL works, while computing the calculations
> automatically.
>
> The EXCEL spreadsheet was designed for Northern Latitudes and Weste
Does anyone know what the "largest" sundial in the world is? For some
reason I seem to think India -- but when searching the WWW, could not find
the answer. Thanks!
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Please also send me Karen's article -- thanks!
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Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 9:56 PM
To: sundial@rrz.uni-koeln.de
Subject: Re: Anti-sundial
Edley, Please send Karen's article.
Thanks,
Charlie
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We all know that "True North" (Polaris) is not the same as "Magnetic North"
when orienting a sundial. My grandfather's Boy Scout pocket "Sunwatch" is a
true gem for our family -- loaded with information for any enthusiastic
sundial traveler (complete with a compass, dial, and table of corrections
I have started this project. I found that a simple lipstick mirror secured
to a decorative molding piece anchored mid-way within the window frame works
best.
If you are not doing the mathematical calculations (and simply marking the
ceiling over a year's time), then keep in mind that there are
