RE: Clavius - Reprint

[Roger Bailey]

Hi Gianni,   Thanks for the link to Gallica. I followed your advice and was able to view the texts cited: Clavius on the construction of sundials and Sacrobosco on armillary spheres (Sphaera Mundi). This is a great example of the power of the internet. All we need to do is ask the question and a treasure trove is available. Specific personal advice such as the links that you provided are much better than that provided by search engines like Google. I understand a little French so I could navigate on the Gallica site but my knowledge of Latin is too limited to use the original texts. I should have paid more attention in school. Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa!   But based on your advice, I will be enjoying an economical Christmas.   Cheers,  Roger Bailey   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Gianni Ferrari Sent: November 29, 2003 8:46 AM To: sundial@rrz.uni-koeln.de Subject: Re: Clavius - Reprint Hi Roger,  thanks for the notes and the links.  If someone wants a more economic Christmas  [   :-)  ]    I suggest to download some old texts of Clavius [Fabrica et usus instrumenti to horologiorum descriptionem], Oronce Fine [De gli oriuoli et quadranti a sole] and Sacrobosco  [Sphaera mundi] from http://gallica.bnf.fr /   [Bibliothèque Numérique de la "Bibliothèque Nazionale de France" ]   Best Gianni Ferrari Mailto : [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: Roger Bailey To: sundial@rrz.uni-koeln.de Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 7:14 AM Subject: RE: Clavius - Reprint Hi Gianni,   Thanks for the information. My Christmas wish list will include the reprint of Chris's commentary on John Holywood's tract on Armillary Spheres, but 178 Euros is a high price and I have difficulty reading Latin texts. I may have to be satisfied with information on the web on this topic. A Google search on 'Sacro Bosco" turns up lots of great information. This link shows the cover page. http://www.luc.edu/libraries/science/jesuits/claviii.gif I used this picture in my presentation on Armillary Spheres at the 2001 NASS conference. I can provide copies of the presentation on request. Background on Christoh Clavius is given on the following link. http://www.luc.edu/libraries/science/jesuits/1580.html . The following is good link back to the original tract. http://www.aim25.ac.uk/cgi-bin/search2?coll_id=1612&inst_id=13   Seasons Greetings Roger Bailey Walking Shadow Designs N 48.4, W 123.6     -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Gianni Ferrari Sent: November 28, 2003 9:33 AM To: SUNDIAL MAILING LIST Subject: Clavius - Reprint If someone interested  and  wants  make a Christmas gift  ...   Clavius, Christoph: In Sphaeram Ioannis de Sacro Bosco Commentarius. Reprint of the edition Mainz, 1611. Eberhard Knobloch (ed.). Hildesheim and  others: Olms-Weidmann, 1999. IX, [9], 350 p., figs., 35 cm, ISBN 3-487-10277-3, cloth ca. Euro 178.00     Zenkert, Arnold: Faszination Sonnenuhr. [The fascination of sundials. - In German]. 3rd revised edition, Frankfurt am Main: Verlag Harri Deutsch, 2000. 164 p., 55 photographs, 80 drawings, ISBN 3-8171-1579-2, paperback Euro 29.80. With CD-ROM.   Best wishes Gianni Ferrari   44° 39' N      10° 55' E Mailto : [EMAIL PROTECTED]