Hi Donald, And why not also include extra code to design and generate a pdf file for a sundial. Save the pdf file in cloud memory or Drop Box, then print it onto a A4 sheet of paper.
Roderick Wall. On Jul 5, 2014 12:01 PM, "Rod Wall" <rodwall1...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Donald, > > A lot of Smart Android mobile phones have GPS (to know what the Longitude > is). They also know what the time zone, local standard time and date is. > Wouldn't take much for someone to write a Android application (program) to > tell what the solar time is for a sundial to face north. We would just need > to find someone who is able to do this. > > Roderick Wall. > On Jul 5, 2014 10:23 AM, "Donald Christensen" <dchristensen...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> I would also love to see sundials in schools. Not just an analemmatic >> dials but the multi dial as well. >> >> This is why I am trying to find an easy way to find north. >> >> >> I would like to be able to use a horizontal dial and rotate it until it >> reads the true time. Obviously this won't work with a standard horizontal >> dial because we are not all on the same longitude. The other reason is the >> equation of time. >> >> >> However, I believe it would work if there was a website that calculate >> setting your watch to LAT instead of LMT. This website would have to take >> in account the longitude as well as the day of the year it is. You then >> rotate the sundial until it is the correct time on your watch. >> >> >> >> Cheers >> Donald Christensen >> 0423 102 090 >> www.sundialsforlearning.com >> >> >> This e-mail is privileged and confidential. If you are not the intended >> recipient please delete the message and notify the sender. Un-authorized >> use of this email is subject to penalty of law. >> So there! >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial >> >> >>
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