Hello Anselmo, I agree with your argument "superstition of astrology", but remember that the zodiacal calendar was very important in the past and not only by astrologers but in all kind of science. In historical vieuw this calendar, and also astrological houses and planetary hours, may not be ignored.in dialing.
BTW, a zodiacal calendar is much easier to read on a dial then our Gregorian calendar. Best, Fer. Fer J. de Vries mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.iae.nl/users/ferdv/ Eindhoven, Netherlands lat. 51:30 N long. 5:30 E ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anselmo Pérez Serrada" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <sundial@rrz.uni-koeln.de> Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2002 12:08 AM Subject: Aries and the rest > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > ><PRE>I often include Aries and Libra symbols on dials I make. I'm sure it is, or > >used to be, common practice. David Brown 2.05W 52.75N > >- > > > > > > > Dear fellow dialists, > > I've also seen these zodiacal signs in many sundials to mark the > spaces between date-lines. I do not > like this practice because it raises up that (otherwise harmless) > superstition of astrology, but it is still > there in many dials. > > Ah, and being more accurate, the Sun goes through *twelve* signs in a > year (from EclipticalLongitude = 0h-2h > to 22h-24h) but through *thirteen* constellations: the twelve zodiacal > appropriately shifted and Ophiuchus > (The Snake Hunter). Just look it up in a Sky Atlas! > > Best regards, > > Anselmo Perez Serrada > > > - > -
