john hoy wrote: > > Greetings, > > I just got the new NASS Compendium which contains an article about > Capuchin sundials. > > I've been modifying the postscript for the 007 Capuchin dial and I thought > I might include the curved line that marks the area that is actually used. > (As you all know the capuchin dial measures the sun's altitude and > therefore doesn't need the part of the hourlines which would indicate > that the sun was below the horizon) > > Is that line an arc of a circle? If so where would the center be? Would a > bezier curve be close enough? > > Thank you for your help. I'll post the results on the web when it's ready. > > jh
John, Did I mis somthing? What is the 007 Capuchin dial? The line through the endpoints of the date arcs isn't an arc of a circle. I calculate or construct a number of endpoints and connect them to a smooth line. Best wishes, Fer. -- Fer J. de Vries [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.iaehv.nl/users/ferdv/ lat. 51:30 N long. 5:30 E
