Hello Phil, The Queen's College Cambridge dial indicates along the left side the time of sunrise (ortus solis) and on the right the length of the day (longitudo). But there are no hour lines referenced to sunrise or sunset through the day. I see no Babylonian or Italian hour lines even when I zoom in on my own photos this remarkable dial. See "Timelines" at www.walkingshadow.info.
Regards, Roger Bailey ----- Original Message ----- From: Phil Walker To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; Roger Bailey Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 2:33 AM Subject: Re: Hours to/from Sunset Hello Roger, How about the well-known Queens College, Cambridge dial, erected in 1642 ? http://www.queens.cam.ac.uk/queens/Images/sundial.html Phil Walker Newport, Shropshire, UK 52deg. 46min. N 2deg. 22min. W "SOL NOS ALIOS VMBRA" E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: www.sunandshadows.net ----- Original Message ----- From: Roger Bailey To: Mike Cowham ; SUNDIAL Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 5:00 AM Subject: Re: Hours to/from Sunset Hello Mike, I have seen no responses to your note on sundials in Britain showing hours from sunrise or sunset. Does this mean there are none? I remember the display of vertical sundials at Greenwich in 1980 showing many different hours but these were not historical dials. I did not find this exhibit on a visit to Greenwich after the BSS last year. Pity as this exhibit spiked my curiosity and influenced the presentation I gave at the BSS and earlier NASS conference on "Timelines". This is available to download at a personal website www.walkingshadow.info I was pleased to design a west facing dial recently showing Hours to Sunset and leave the design and a prototype as a small "gift for house". We enjoyed many warm sunsets on the Algarve coast this November. These timelines are valid solar times that should be included on modern dials. We have to get past the clock fixation and show real solar times. I know of no historical sundials in North America showing hours related to sunrise or sunset. I guess we follow the British and French traditions more than the Italian or continental influences. Regards, Roger Bailey ----- Original Message ----- From: Mike Cowham To: SUNDIAL Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 3:45 AM Subject: Hours to/from Sunset Dear Sundial Friends, I have been asked if I know of any pre-1800 English dials, fixed or portable, that show scales with 'hours from sunrise' or 'hours to sunset'. These occur on some Continental dials, but as far as I know, there are none from England - or are there??? A Happy New Year to All on the Sundial List., Mike Cowham -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
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