Re: Perpendicular Gnomon Options

2006-09-05 Thread John Carmichael
]; Roger Bailey [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 7:09 AM Subject: RE: Perpendicular Gnomon Options Hi John and Roger, Teresa and I sure enjoyed our north west camping vacation with the children and especially the conference in Vancouver. Just a quick comment on this triangular

Re: Perpendicular Gnomon Options

2006-09-04 Thread John Carmichael
, John - Original Message - From: Chris Lusby Taylor To: Sundial List ; Roger W. Sinnott Sent: Friday, September 01, 2006 6:25 PM Subject: Re: Perpendicular Gnomon Options At 11:52 AM 9/1/2006 -0700, John Carmichael wrote: Hello Roger (Sinnott): Humm... I

Fw: Perpendicular Gnomon Options

2006-09-01 Thread John Carmichael
- Original Message - From: John Carmichael To: Sundial List ; Roger W. Sinnott Sent: Friday, September 01, 2006 10:54 AM Subject: Re: Perpendicular Gnomon Options Hello Roger (Sinnott): Humm... I read your concerns that a three sided pyramid and a 3 sided post are problematic

Re: Perpendicular Gnomon Options

2006-09-01 Thread John Carmichael
. - Original Message - From: John Carmichael To: Sundial List ; Roger W. Sinnott Sent: Friday, September 01, 2006 10:54 AM Subject: Re: Perpendicular Gnomon Options Hello Roger (Sinnott): Humm... I read your concerns that a three sided pyramid and a 3 sided post

Re: Perpendicular Gnomon Options

2006-09-01 Thread Roger W. Sinnott
At 11:52 AM 9/1/2006 -0700, John Carmichael wrote: Hello Roger (Sinnott): Humm... I read your concerns that a threesided pyramid and a 3 sided post are problematic gnomons. And I tried tounderstand your reasoning, but for the life of me, I can't understand theproblem you

Re: Perpendicular Gnomon Options

2006-09-01 Thread Chris Lusby Taylor
At 11:52 AM 9/1/2006 -0700, John Carmichael wrote: Hello Roger (Sinnott): Humm... I read your concerns that a three sided pyramid and a 3 sided post are problematic gnomons. And I tried to understand your reasoning, but for the life of me, I can't understand the problem you mention. I

Perpendicular Gnomon Options

2006-08-31 Thread John Carmichael
Hi Larry: Since you are interested in drawings that show the different possibilities for sundial design, I thought you might like to have this for your educational presentations. I made this for a client so he could see the many options for a perpendicular gnomon.These, I think, are the

Re: Perpendicular Gnomon Options

2006-08-31 Thread Roger W. Sinnott
John (and Larry), I think there may be a problem with two of the seven designs. Numbering them 1 through 7 from left to right in your illustration, the problematic ones are No. 3 (the three-sided pyramid) and No. 4 (the three-sided pointed post). All the others have the shadow axis of the pole,

RE: Perpendicular Gnomon Options

2006-08-31 Thread Roger Bailey
iley Walking Shadow Designs N 48.6 W 123.4 -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of John CarmichaelSent: August 31, 2006 2:08 PMTo: Larry McDavidCc: Sundial ListSubject: Perpendicular Gnomon Options Hi Larry: Since you are in