Hello Jim,
I believe steps #5 and #9 are meant to construct the "gun sight" flap,
which is folded out perpendicular from the sheet. The fold line is the
left vertical line of the small box at the far right end of the sight
line, the "slit" (which is to be removed) is the smaller rectangle
within the box. I think that's right.
Regards,
Luke Coletti
Jim_Cobb wrote:
>
> > The 007 Capuchin Dial is a PostScript program written
> > initially by Eric MacPhereson, University of Manitoba and with a
> > later revision by Andrew J Irwin, c/o Math 007, University of
> > Toronto [...]
>
> Luke,
>
> Thank you for sending the info on the capuchin sundial. This looks
> fascinating. It is also timely--my daughter needs to take readings
> from a sundial for a girl scout badge she is working on and I thought
> it would be good to let her assemble this one and use it.
>
> I have altered the postscript file for local circumstances and read
> the directions carefully (several times). However, I don't fully
> comprehend step #9
>
> 9. Use the flap and slit from step #5 to point the dial at the
> sun. The light should make a long straight shadow along
> the 'horizontal' line across the top of the page.
>
> Can you elaborate, or point me to a site that will more completely
> explain what it is I'm supposed to do here?
>
> Thanks,
> Jim
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