Re: Are there some Sundial Designers, in INDIA ?

2016-12-21 Thread Frank King
Dear Roger, Delighted to see that you heed my Rule 2: 2. Never believe anything you read anywhere [else] without checking. Very properly you have checked my assertions and found them wanting! That's the kind of guy I like! I was basing my false assertions on a report from an erstwhile col

Re: Are there some Sundial Designers, in INDIA ?

2016-12-20 Thread Roger Bailey
10:44 UTC 21 Dec 2016. Best Regards, Roger Bailey -- From: "Frank King" Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2016 12:31 AM To: "Maes, F.W." Cc: "Sundial Mailing List" Subject: Re: Are there some Sundial Designers, in INDIA ?

Re: Are there some Sundial Designers, in INDIA ?

2016-12-20 Thread Frank King
Dear Frans, I was interested and amused by your comments on the Delhi sundial... > According to the newspaper article... Huh! I live by two simple rules: 1. Never believe anything you read in Newspapers without checking. 2. Never believe anything you read anywhere else without c

Re: Are there some Sundial Designers, in INDIA ?

2016-12-19 Thread Maes, F.W.
Hi Frank, Although it was not the start topic, I had a look at the new (no capital N) Delhi sundial. According to the newspaper article, "the sundial has been recently certified as one of the largest scientifically ACCURATE sundials in the world." (my capitalization). Even if the attachment would

Re: Are there some Sundial Designers, in INDIA ?

2016-12-19 Thread Beverly Stimpson
In message <2a50dfe...@users.interwebs.com> Beverly Stimpson wrote: > > Do the members of this list know, whether there are some (or even ANY) > sundial designers in INDIA - since I have a potentially very lucrative > business proposal, especially for use within the 'Educational Sector

Re: Are there some Sundial Designers, in INDIA ?

2016-12-19 Thread Frank King
Dear Beverley, You ask: > Do the members of this list know, > whether there are some (or even ANY) > sundial designers in INDIA... There are several modern sundials in India so someone must be designing them! I have even had a hand in a dial in Goa [do you count that as India?] myself. To take

Re: Are there some Sundial Designers, in INDIA ?

2016-12-17 Thread Mina Jain
Hi, Beverly, You mean designers or some one who can produce? Historically, jaipur is the place there are giant sundials. Let me know . I am an architect, who worked on conservation of Jaipur Jantar Mantar. regards, Mina Jain On Sat, Dec 17, 2016 at 12:51 PM, Beverly Stimpson < beverly.stimp

Are there some Sundial Designers, in INDIA ?

2016-12-17 Thread Beverly Stimpson
Do the members of this list know, whether there are some (or even ANY) sundial designers in INDIA - since I have a potentially very lucrative business proposal, especially for use within the 'Educational Sector'. I know that there are sources of mass-produced (mainly brass) 'garden' dials, origin