Fw: John Canton

[John Davis]

Dr J R Davis Flowton, UK 52.08N, 1.043E email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: John Davis To: Tony Moss ; Sundial Mail List Sent: 19 July 2001 08:04 Subject: Re: John Canton Hi Tony et al,   I believe it was a relatively ordinary dial, but with declination lines for the equinoxes, solstices etc.  Not bad for an eleven year old, especially with no calculators, slide rules or trig tables!    I missed the location too, but will look out for it next time round.  Perhaps they would like a reconstruction!   Regards,   John -------------------------------------- Dr J R Davis Flowton, UK 52.08N, 1.043E email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: Tony Moss To: Sundial Mail List Sent: 18 July 2001 19:07 Subject: John Canton Fellow Shadow Watchers,                        BBC Knowledge has just shown a 'Local Heroes' programme in which Adam Harte-Davis described an unusual sundial made by one John Canton as an eleven year old. I was so busy writing down his name that I missed the  name of the place. It sounded rather like a 'double horizontal'. Does it still exist?  How did it worK? Best Wishes