----- Original Message ----- From: Krzysztof Kotynia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <sundial@rrz.uni-koeln.de> Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 1999 8:14 AM Subject: Re: Sundial in Polen
> The sundial in Torun is in the park situated in the triangel of the > streets: Bydgoska, Chopina and Av. 700-lecia Torunia. Near is the > ``Kosmos'' hotel, at the Bydgoska street. > > The ball has a diameter of about 4 meters and is made of concrete > covered with small granite tiles. There is a brass plate at the > sundial with the notice: ``The dial was made in a social deed by the > crew of the Toru/n Undertaking of General Building according to the > design by E. Szczech and H. Sawicki'' > > (in original: ``Zegar wykonala w czynie spo/lecznym > zaloga Torunskiego Przedsiebiorstwa Budownictwa Ogolnego > wedlug projektu E. Szczech i H. Siwickiego'' > > ``Social deed'' meant in communist times a voluntary extra work > made to show the support of the workers to the communist country. > In fact the ``deed'' never was voluntary but mostly mandatory though > without a payment. > Dear Krystof, Best thanks for your information about the sundial in Torun, the birthplace of Copernicus. The address of the clock is so precisely determined. One has done an individual clock face (analemma) for every hour, that is very rare. The indication of the inscription (plate) is interesting. You know the numbers of the existing clock faces ? Presumably, 16. Best regards Schwarzinger
