Re: What is the deal with this dial?
It could be an indication for equal hours in the morning and unequal hours (antique hours) in the afternoon: the fifth hour ... the fourth hour ... the third hour (of the day since sunrise) etc. The placement of the hour lines and of the style are, however, not correct. 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 Op 5-sep-2012, om 04:16 heeft Bill Gottesman het volgende geschreven: Hello All, A friend returned from Italy with this photo (94kb) of a vertical dial. Some of the numbers are hard to read, but near noon they seem to run X, XI, XII, V, IV, III. Can someone explain this to me? I do not know wall declination or the angle of the gnomon. -Bill DSC_0116.jpg--- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
eBay : ANTIQUE HELIOCHRONOMETER BRONZE SUN DIAL SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT
I came across the attached on eBay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=320976724417ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:GB:1123 anyone interested? Kevin Karney --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
Re: eBay : ANTIQUE HELIOCHRONOMETER BRONZE SUN DIAL SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT
Not antique! Im fairly certain it was made by J P Gunning, of Petersfield, Hampshire (as on the dial with initials JPG). He may still be a member of the British Sundial Society. Otherwise a perfectly serviceable instrument. Regards, Doug On 5 Sep 2012, at 12:05, Kevin Karney wrote: I came across the attached on eBay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=320976724417ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:GB:1123 anyone interested? Kevin Karney --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
Re: eBay : ANTIQUE HELIOCHRONOMETER BRONZE SUN DIAL SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT
I can add to Geoff's post that he has his own website at: www.gunningsundials.co.uk and Sundials on the Internet has other details: www.sundials.co.uk/sunfair/gunning-sundials/ Best wishes, Doug On 5 Sep 2012, at 19:42, Geoffrey Thurston wrote: Folks, It seems that these dials are still available from: http://www.draysonbeckett.co.uk/gunning.sundials/index.html Best Wishes, Geoff -Original Message- From: sundial [mailto:sundial-boun...@uni-koeln.de] On Behalf Of Jackie Jones Sent: 05 September 2012 17:46 To: 'Douglas Bateman'; 'Kevin Karney' Cc: sundial@uni-koeln.de Subject: RE: eBay : ANTIQUE HELIOCHRONOMETER BRONZE SUN DIAL SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT John Gunning of Petersfield is still a member of the BSS. Best wishes, Jackie Jones, BSS membership secretary -Original Message- From: sundial [mailto:sundial-boun...@uni-koeln.de] On Behalf Of Douglas Bateman Sent: 05 September 2012 14:34 To: Kevin Karney Cc: sundial@uni-koeln.de Subject: Re: eBay : ANTIQUE HELIOCHRONOMETER BRONZE SUN DIAL SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT Not antique! Im fairly certain it was made by J P Gunning, of Petersfield, Hampshire (as on the dial with initials JPG). He may still be a member of the British Sundial Society. Otherwise a perfectly serviceable instrument. Regards, Doug On 5 Sep 2012, at 12:05, Kevin Karney wrote: I came across the attached on eBay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=320976724417ssPage Name=ADME:B:SS:GB:1123 anyone interested? Kevin Karney --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2197 / Virus Database: 2437/5249 - Release Date: 09/04/12 --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
