Dear All
All hours are unequal but some
hours are more unequal than others
I am not sure whether George Orwell knew that
but my new toy is a good illustration of the
the truth of this aphorism...
Given that the length of the solar day (transit
to transit) varies, the hours ticked
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From: Frank King [mailto:frank.k...@cl.cam.ac.uk]
Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2010 9:24 AM
To: John Carmichael
Cc: 'Frank King'; 'sundial list'; frank.k...@cl.cam.ac.uk
Subject: Re: Equinoctial Announcement
Dear John,
Many thanks. Several people have asked
the same questi
Dear John,
Many thanks. Several people have asked
the same question...
> Is that real gold leaf gilding?
Yes, it is real gold leaf. The nodus and
nodus support are made of brass but they
are gilded with gold leaf in the same way
as the sun, and the Babylonian Hour-Lines,
and associated numbers
Dear Tony,
Many thanks for your kind message. You are
right to draw attention to:
"Letters Slate Cut" by Kindersley & Cardozo
ISBN 0 9501946 7 0 where the tools and
techniques are described in detail.
My role in their dials is confined to the
calculations and the setting out and a share
o
: 'Sundial List'
Subject: Equinoctial Announcement
Dear All,
Happy Equinox
As well as grumbling about Daylight Saving Time
I do frivolous things like designing sundials...
I decided it was time that rather more of the
world knew about Babylonian Hours and Italian
Hours so, ye
Here's what the World looks now.
Brad
On Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 5:56 AM, Gianni Ferrari wrote:
> Frank,
>
> Congratulation !!!
>
>
>
> You wrote:
>
> *The great thing about using sunrise and sunset as reference times is that
> governments can't change these times by legislation.*
>
> and
>
> *It
Frank,
Congratulation !!!
You wrote:
*The great thing about using sunrise and sunset as reference times is that
governments can't change these times by legislation.*
and
*It is a shame it is cloudy now. *
In Italy there is the saying “Piove, governo ladro!” that means "It rains,
govern
Frank King wrote:
> Dear All,
> Happy Equinox
>
> As well as grumbling about Daylight Saving Time
> I do frivolous things like designing sundials...
>
> I decided it was time that rather more of the
> world knew about Babylonian Hours and Italian
> Hours so, yesterday, I (and many
Dear All,
Happy Equinox
As well as grumbling about Daylight Saving Time
I do frivolous things like designing sundials...
I decided it was time that rather more of the
world knew about Babylonian Hours and Italian
Hours so, yesterday, I (and many others) put
up my latest creation
