The study of sundials includes many disciplines. History, Geography, Solar
system, Geometry, Trigonometry, and from that come an understanding of kinds of
time, algorithms, hence coding, and related disciplines. The seasons and why.
And I could go on. Yes, different numbering systems and how they affect a
nation's paradigms, and how that in turn can limit scientific advancement, or,
catapult it.
And so on.
The study, rather than the use, of a sundial can legitimately spawn an entire
curriculum!
Simonwww.illustratingshadows.com
Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
-------- Original message --------From: BRIAN ALBINSON <brianalbin...@shaw.ca>
Date: 1/14/18 16:42 (GMT-07:00) To: Sundial sundiallist
<sundial@uni-koeln.de> Subject: Fwd: Re: The utility of sundials today.
-------- Forwarded Message --------
Subject:
Re: The utility of sundials today.
Date:
Sun, 14 Jan 2018 12:34:56 -0800
From:
BRIAN ALBINSON <brianalbin...@shaw.ca>
To:
Willy Leenders <willy.leend...@telenet.be>
Willy
I think what utility is the wrong question. What utility does
the Mona Lisa have?
Sundials should be viewed as a living part of the social,
cultural, astronomical, mathematical and historical record.
Brian Albinson
On 1/14/2018 11:26 AM, Willy Leenders
wrote:
When I talk about sundials, I get
the question: "What utility can sundials have today?"
In order to be able to give an answer as
diverse as possible, I would like to receive your answer to
this question
Willy Leenders
Hasselt in
Flanders (Belgium)
Visit
my website about the sundials in the province of
Limburg (Flanders) with a section 'worth knowing
about sundials' (mostly in Dutch):
http://www.wijzerweb.be
---------------------------------------------------
https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
---------------------------------------------------
https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
