Hi Ed, As far as I know, any dial with a gnomon parallel to the earth's axis may be corrected for EOT, Longitude and Daylight Savings Time by rotating the entire dial around that axis. Since they are all based on the projection of an equatorial dial.
Hope this helps! Edley > Hello All. > > As a beginner to the fascinating study of gnomonics, let me say first of > all > that it was especially rewarding to discover that a list such as this exists, > whereby novices such as myself may consult with professionals and folks of > all > levels on matters of our mutual interests in dialing. So thanks in advance to > any who might be able to answer my question. > > On a properly designed and aligned polar dial, is it possible to adjust > for > EOT and longitude correction by rotating the dialplate along the axis of its > gnomon, or is this type of correction only effective on equiangular dials, > such > as the equatorial? Will this technique work on horizontal dials as well? > > Again, my thanks in advance for guidance with my simplistic question. > > Ed Olander > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > http://Game.37.com/ <--- Free Games > http://newJoke.com/ <--- J O K E S ! ! ! > > [AD] -
