Hi Krzysztof:
You are right. I am afraid, like you, that if we design the FAQ website
with hundreds of questions and answers before it goes online, because of the
size of the project, it could be years before anybody sees it. I think the
only way to avoid this is to present questions and
This is one for my private word list:
what is a Tyro ? Of course I understand the meaning from this sentence,
but where does the word come from?
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It could be worthwhile having a short section on what to look out for,
and what to avoid, if a tyro is thinking of purchasing one
Yes, until the 19th century, it was not uncommon for people to set their
watches and clocks by means of sundials. In the earlier period, sundials were
more accurate than clocks. Noon marks, whether from a sundial like those you
mention or produced by a dipleidoscope (a 19th c. invention),
Dear Rudolf,
Tyro appears to come from the Latin, tiro meaning recruit.
In English, a newcomer, beginner, novice, especially one just
starting to learn.
Bill
Dear Dialists
I would like to ask a question about the frontispiece of the book,
Sundials, their theory and construction written by Albert E. Waugh. In
the picture, three gentlemen are looking at the noon mark at a little before
Noon. Why they are looking at the noon mark eagerly? It seems to
