Hi Richard and all, I just received a message from Karen Robinson saying that I was free to send a copy of her article to anyone that requested it. It is a pdf file, most easily read with the Adobe reader. It is 73K in size. I've sent her an invitation to join the list. I think she would enjoy it too.
__________________________________________________________ Hello, Could you explain how the finger dial works? Thanks, Richard Edley McKnight wrote: > Hi Steve and all, > > I neglected to mention that Karen's dial using just fingers tells north > and the time without any other tools than fingers, a rough estimate of > the Latitude, a knowledge of the method and of course having the sun > out. As a result one can know the time and direction in an unprepared > situation within 15 minutes of time and easily 10 degrees of direction. > I've found this quite useful when I've been without a watch or wondered > what direction something was. It also staves off withdrawal from other > sundial watching! :-) Your experience may vary. > > Hope this helps! > > Edley > - - -
