John Carmichael wrote (04 August 2003 17:27)

<What about attaching the gnomon to the building and have it hang
outside of the protective cover?>

I guess that as far as laying out the dial goes that would be equivalent
to displacing the gnomon away from the dial by 

(thickness of cover) * (refractive index of cover - 1). 

Would anyone like to confirm that or give the correct answer if not? 

Regards
Andrew James

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