Minimalist sundial

2007-11-17 Thread John Foad
Not a cartoon, but a similar illustration that I have always liked, 'The Meal Dial' from Arthur Ransome's 'Secret Water'. John - Original Message - From: "Mac Oglesby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Sundial Mailing List" Sent: Friday, No

Re: Minimalist sundial

2007-11-17 Thread Frank King
Dear Mac, I love that cartoon! It prompts an interesting question: What is the most southerly latitude that you could set up this sundial for it to work? The reason why this is (slightly) interesting is that it is a very ill-conditioned question. The answer depends on the numerous additiona

Minimalist sundial

2007-11-16 Thread Mac Oglesby
From The New Yorker magazine, November 19, 2007<>--- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial