Re: How would this sundial work?

2012-02-14 Thread Bill Gottesman
There is more of a description of that dial at http://www.diduknow.info/sun/san6.html#. It is a horizontal dial of which the gnomon has been broken off. It is for use during daytime and at night. I presume the rotating plate allows adjustment for telling time by the moon, depending where the moo

FW: How would this sundial work? PS

2012-02-14 Thread J. Tallman
Here is some further information: http://www.diduknow.info/sun/sd2_moreinfo.html From: J. Tallman [mailto:jtall...@artisanindustrials.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 9:26 AM To: Sundial Mailing List (sundial@uni-koeln.de) Subject: How would this sundial work? Hello All

How would this sundial work?

2012-02-14 Thread J. Tallman
Hello All, I came across a picture of a sundial this morning that I found to be confusing. See the dial picture on the following web page - it has a vertical post gnomon and the dial plate looks like it might be designed to rotate about the center: http://www.diduknow.info/sun/san5.html#