For those having difficulty accessing the URL a better one for this would be:
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/2637108.pdf Regards Patrick -----Original Message----- From: Peter Mayer <peter.ma...@adelaide.edu.au> To: 'sundial list' <sund...@rrz.uni-koeln.de> Sent: Tue, Mar 2, 2010 2:05 pm Subject: Would this dial work? Hi,A while ago I came across US Patent 2637108 for a sundial watch byViesturs(http://www.freepatentsonline.com/2637108). The patent charminglysuggests that it may be used 'for play and sport, where a good mechanical watchis endangered by pressure, sand and water, and therefore not always adapted tobe carried around. As play and sport are mostly exercised during sunny weather,a portable sundial can well replace a mechanical watch on these occasions".As may be seen from the copy of the illustration which I've attached, itappears to be an equal-angle dial. It has a compass (label b)to allow N-Salignment of the dial. The shadow is cast by two vertical threads (label f). After some pondering, I have concluded that the sundial may be a form ofmagnetic azimuth dial, but this could well be wrong. My question is: would this dial work?best wishes,Peter --------------------------Peter MayerPolitics DepartmentThe University of Adelaide, AUSTRALIA 5005Ph : +61 8 8303 5606Fax : +61 8 8303 3443e-mail: peter.ma...@adelaide.edu.aucricos Provider Number 00123M-----------------------------------------------------------This email message is intended only for the addressee(s)and contains information that may be confidential and/orcopyright. If you are not the intended recipient pleasenotify the sender by reply email and immediately deletethis email. Use, disclosure or reproduction of this emailby anyone other than the intended recipient(s) is strictlyprohibited. No representation is made that this email orany attachments are free of viruses. Virus scanning isrecommended and is the responsibility of the recipient. ---------------------------------------------------https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
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