Hi Sandy,
On my armillary I've rotated the dial to adjust for 4 degrees
separation from the standard time meridian. I've also put on two time
scales: above, DST, below, standard time.
best wishes,
Peter
sandy macleod wrote:
Hi
I am making an armillary sundial for the northern
Sandy, you are getting the answers you would like.
And, have a look at:-
http://www.illustratingshadows.com/pipe-armillary.pdf
which is a 3 page case study of an armillary dial made
from clay pipe. And more importantly, enjoy the art,
joy, and science of gnomonics. Better still, look at
my case
Often, when I have to answer to a questions as
that of Heiner Thiessen
when did sundials with gnomons parallel to the
planet's axis first
appear?
I have a doubt on what to answer because there
are two different possible answers depending on we refer to sundials in which
the polar axis
-- Messaggio originale --
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 06:55:36 EDT
Subject: Re: Armillary Dial
To: sundial@rrz.uni-koeln.de
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In einer eMail vom 13.07.2005 19:22:16 Westeuropäische Sommerzeit schreibt
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:
After Roman dials
used specifically as
clocks.
Best regards,
Frans W. Maes
53.1 N, 6.5 E
www.fransmaes.nl/sundials/
- Original Message -
From: heiner thiessen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: 'Sundial Mailing List' sundial@rrz.uni-koeln.de
Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 7:20 PM
Subject: Armillary Dial
After Roman
for the introduction of an armillary dial in 1598
by Valentin Pini.
Would he have been the first one to have
installed a 'modern' dial?
Is there a history of the development of
thedial ?
Best wishes
Heiner Thiessen
51N
1W
Dear Heiner,
it is amazing but the oldest Greek dial
AfterRoman dials with their vertical obelisk
type gnomons,
when did sundials withgnomons in parallel to
the planet's axis
first appear? Ifound an entry in the BSS
Glossary 2000
for the introduction of an armillary dial in 1598
by Valentin Pini.
Would he have been the first one to have
13 July 2005 18:20To:
'Sundial Mailing List'Subject: Armillary Dial
AfterRoman dials with their vertical
obelisk type gnomons,
when did sundials withgnomons in parallel
to the planet's axis
first appear? Ifound an entry in the BSS
Glossary 2000
for the introduction of an ar
In the thread 'Re: Making a Dial in The Gambia.', Frans W. Maes wrote:
snip
Have you considered an inverted armillary sphere? Examples can
be found at my page Pole-style - equatorial in the bottom row of
thumbnails.
Please keep us informed about the results!
Regards, Frans
On Mon, 22 Oct 2001, Chris Lusby Taylor wrote:
Can anyone help me, please, with understanding a sundial in Bremen shown in
Frans's 'inverted' armillary sphere section. (See
http://www.hs-bremen.de/planetarium/astroinfo/sonnenuhren/digitalk.htm ).
Its equatorial ring is pierced with many
Dave Bell wrote:
On Mon, 22 Oct 2001, Chris Lusby Taylor wrote:
Can anyone help me, please, with understanding a sundial in Bremen shown in
Frans's 'inverted' armillary sphere section. (See
http://www.hs-bremen.de/planetarium/astroinfo/sonnenuhren/digitalk.htm ).
snip
. I cannot see
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