See also http://www.flowton-dials.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Davis-Harley-James-McNally-dials-Bulletin-16iii.pdf
Rob van Gent From: sundial [mailto:sundial-boun...@uni-koeln.de] On Behalf Of Patrick Powers Sent: vrijdag 15 april 2016 12:02 To: Dan-George Uza; Sundial mail list NEW Subject: Re: Sundials with Greek alphabetical numerals Hi That’s really interesting Dan. I do not know of any dial in Britain/Ireland having Greek numerals for time indication. However, I am aware of Greek being used on something like 20+ British dials but all but one of those only use Greek for their mottoes. The one exception still does not use Greek time numerals but it does apparently have the dial’s date written in Greek; or at least it’s thought to be the date. The dial was originally found in Paisley, which is the largest town in Renfrewshire, in Scotland but it now resides in England. What is there is: [image] It reads: E. K. XH HHH ∆∆∆ IIIII Now, we have always supposed that the letters E. K. were the makers initials and the Greek capitals below represented the date. However it’s not easy to know. If we were dealing with ancient Greek coins (!) then their dates often started with an E (short for ΕΤΟΥΣ meaning ‘Of the Year’) but I don’t think that applies here! The dial’s date is thought to be 1835 but I have not found a reference that translates what is on the dial into 1835. Maybe this dial uses some sort of pseudo-Greek! Regards Patrick From: Dan-George Uza<mailto:cerculdest...@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, April 15, 2016 8:50 AM To: sundial@uni-koeln.de<mailto:sundial@uni-koeln.de> Subject: Sundials with Greek alphabetical numerals Hello! This is the only sundial with Greek alphabetical numbering I've come across in Romania and I was wondering: are they common in the rest of Europe? Dan Uza ________________________________ --------------------------------------------------- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
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