Hi Klaus,
Thank you for your reply. The International Bibliography of Gnomonica sounds like a wonderful resource, especially if there are brief descriptions of the contents of each entry.
Is there any way for some one who doesn't own a copy of the Bibliography to check or search its contents--perhaps in a library or on the Internet?
If not, and if the Bibliography is searchable by subject, are you able to supply any references (alas, I only read English) to the sundial by Sir Christopher Wren installed at All Souls College in Oxford, England? Since I'm seeking detailed information concerning the design and construction (or reconstruction, since the dial was relocated from its original site) of the dial, articles or books which contain only a brief mention are not of interest to me at this time.
Many thanks for any help. Best wishes, Mac Oglesby
Hello Mac, together with Charles K Aked and Nicola Severino and my 2000 articles we created in 1997 the International Bibliography of Gnomonica with 12000 titles concerning books printed from 1500 to 1997 and articles from international magazines. So, if you have a question to authors, years, titles etc. you can get an answer. With sunny greetings The German Sundial Society Klaus Eichholz Zum Ruhrblick 5 D-44797 Bochum [EMAIL PROTECTED] Von: "Mac Oglesby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> An: "Sundial mailing list" <sundial@rrz.uni-koeln.de> Gesendet: Samstag, 29. April 2000 17:09 Betreff: Sundial by Sir Christopher Wren > > Hello Sundial List, > > I've been trying to locate detailed information on the design and > construction of Sir Christopher Wren's large vertical sundial > installed at All Souls College at Oxford in 1658. I'm familiar with > Margaret Stanier's booklet, and I have a copy of a pamphlet published > very recently by Dr John Simmons (of All Souls), but neither comes > even close to providing the details I seek. > > My efforts to find information on any subject using the internet have > generally been exercises in frustration. I am constantly amazed by > what some of you are able to find and would greatly appreciate any > hints about how to conduct a successful search. > > It doesn't seem possible that in the more than 3 centuries since the > sundial was first installed no one has written extensively on its > design and construction. But how to find those papers? > > Thanks for any help. > > Mac Oglesby > Putney, Vermont USA
