-koeln.de [mailto:sundial-boun...@uni-koeln.de] On
> Behalf Of Frank King
> Sent: 28 February 2011 07:54
> To: Willy Leenders
> Cc: Sundial sundiallist
> Subject: Re: A blunder on the astronomical clock in Prague
>
> Dear Willy,
>
> I am not very familiar with the Prag
oeln.de [mailto:sundial-boun...@uni-koeln.de] On
Behalf Of Frank King
Sent: 28 February 2011 07:54
To: Willy Leenders
Cc: Sundial sundiallist
Subject: Re: A blunder on the astronomical clock in Prague
Dear Willy,
I am not very familiar with the Prague
clock and I am confused by the recent
m
Dear Willy,
I am not very familiar with the Prague
clock and I am confused by the recent
messages. You say:
... the clock indicates now Central
European Time rather than solar time
as it once was...
This suggests something far more radical
than simply setting the clock for the
wrong longi
undial sundiallist
> Sent: Sat, Feb 26, 2011 3:42 pm
> Subject: A blunder on the astronomical clock in Prague
>
> There is an interesting difference in the construction of a sundial and
> an astronomical clock.
> On a sundial, you can change the solar time indication to a time zone
patrick_pow...@compuserve.com wrote:
Surely there must be someone from Prague on this excellent sundial
mail list who might be able to make representations to those
responsible for the clock?
It would be nice to see it working as it should do...
Failing that can someone tell us to whom we sho
-Original Message-
From: Willy Leenders
To: Sundial sundiallist
Sent: Sat, Feb 26, 2011 3:42 pm
Subject: A blunder on the astronomical clock in Prague
There is an interesting difference in the construction of a sundial and an
astronomical clock.
On a sundial, you can change the solar time
d that this clock, like so many advances in astronomy was
> sponsored by interests in astrology, casting horoscopes!
>
> What's your sign dude? I don't know. I refuse to know nonsense.
>
> Regard, Roger Bailey
>
> From: Willy Leenders
> Sent: Saturday, February 26
x27;s your sign dude? I don't know. I refuse to know nonsense.
Regard, Roger Bailey
From: Willy Leenders
Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2011 12:28 PM
To: Sundial sundiallist
Subject: A blunder on the astronomical clock in Prague
There is an interesting difference in the construction of
There is an interesting difference in the construction of a sundial and an
astronomical clock.
On a sundial, you can change the solar time indication to a time zone
indication.
This is not my preference. But you can do it.
If the sundial also has lines for unequal hours or Italian or Babylonian h
