An original Porter Garden Telescope recently sold at the Skinner auction in Boston.
http://www.dickkoolish.com/rmk_page/pictures_032207.html There a couple of Porter sundials in the telescope making museum at the Hartness House in Springfield VT. http://www.dickkoolish.com/rmk_page/pictures_073106.html And there is the dial on the clubhouse at Stellafane. http://www.dickkoolish.com/rmk_page/pictures_080905.html > > > 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 > --------------------------------------------------- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
