so - I agree it is wrong. Simple quiz - with the dial plate asis and the style some 20 degrees in error - what is the maximum error.
Happy New Year to one and all. Simon John Carmichael wrote: > Thanks for that link to a still picture Claude. It was hard to see the > photo on their Home page because it kept switching to a different photos in > their slide show. Since it's in Chicago at about lat 52 degrees, then the > gnomon should slope downwards from perpendicular (horizontal) by the same > amount. It sure looks like it slants down much less than 52 degrees to me. > Please let us know if they answer your inquiry. I still think it's flawed, > but like everyone else, I love the concept of an interior wall dial > illuminated by a skylight. > John > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Claude Hartman > Sent: Monday, December 31, 2007 5:05 PM > To: sundial@uni-koeln.de > Subject: Re: Skylight Dial > I found more details of this indoor wall dial. Go to: > http://www.trenwyth.com/photo_gallery.asp?intPID=1&startrec=73&endrec=84 > Image 82 of their Astra-Glaze photo gallery shows this to be located > at Little Village Academy, Chicago, Illinois. This kind of defeats our > guess at the latitude! > The architects show many striking designs at their site, > www.rbjarchitects.com > I have sent an inquiry about the sundial. > Happy New Year to all! > --------------------------------------------------- > https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial > --------------------------------------------------- > https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial --------------------------------------------------- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
