Hello Friends, The Summer 2007 issue of Vermont Life magazine contains a nice article on Stellafane, a convention of amateur telescope makers which convenes each summer in Vermont, USA.
Prominent among its founders was Russell W. Porter, architect, artist, mechanical genius, Arctic explorer, telescope maker, and dialist. A sidebar features Porter's Garden Telescope, described as an elegant combination of a sundial and a reflecting telescope. A replica is being produced by Fred and Russ Schleipman of Norwich, Vermont. Point your browser at: http://www.gardentelescopes.com/ (be sure to read the "History" and "About Us" pages) Porter designed and produced several different cast bronze sundials. Some may be owned by members of this List. My question is, how, exactly, does the elegant device pictured in the magazine (and on the website) function as a sundial? Best wishes, Mac Oglesby (Who, 60+ years ago, was walking round and round the barrel, trying to make a reflecting telescope mirror.) --------------------------------------------------- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
