Longcase Clock with Equation of TIme

2016-10-09 Thread Miguel A. Garcia
Hi All How about this watch. http://www.yeswatch.com/wrist-watch/timekeeper/zulu.html Miguel A. G. Arrando --- El software de antivirus Avast ha analizado este correo electrónico en busca de virus. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ---

RV: Number of sundials

2015-03-18 Thread Miguel A. Garcia
What about the island of Majorca? Here you will find one of the highest concentrations of sundials in Europe (and plenty more traveler interests). https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=zjI8EIqdK_NQ.kX7ZAezz528w Miguel A. G. Arrando _ De: sundial

RV: E o T diagram

2011-06-25 Thread Miguel A. Garcia
Dear Gnomoniacs, Following the suggestion of Roderick Wall I translated my EoT diagram into English. I also updated the year, but not the diagram due to the minimal differences (9 seconds today). Hope nobody accuse me of sacrilege. A PDF file will be send on demand. Cheers Miguel A. G. Arrando

E o T diagram

2011-06-23 Thread Miguel A. Garcia
Beautiful shapes and history. My E o T diagram: https://picasaweb.google.com/mgarrando/ECUACIONDETIEMPO?authkey=Gv1sRgCIDLsd zsp52i_AE#5621470247522825746 Best wishes Miguel A. G. Arrando attachment: winmail.dat---

Re: a wirstwatch

2011-06-11 Thread Miguel A. Garcia
=7nhzFgHP Does anyone knows more? Yours Miguel Garcia attachment: winmail.dat--- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial

RE: sundial complex in Madrid

2010-11-13 Thread Miguel A. Garcia
Dear Willy, Tom, Chilian, and all. The gnomonic complex of Puerta de Toledo, Madrid, was build in 1988 commemorating the 200 anniversary of the king Charles III death. Juan J. Caurcel made the calculations and Alberto Corazón the design. As I understands, the right moon dial corresponds to the

RV: Sundial Atlas

2010-08-11 Thread Miguel A. Garcia
Dear John, Fabio and All. I am involved in sundial preservation for many years and, personally, I am not enthusiastic with the rising interest on sundials as a GPS photo tourist attraction. Old sundials are precious historical items in serious danger to disappear and, first than anything,

Restoration dilema

2010-06-25 Thread Miguel A. Garcia
Dear Patrick, Mina, Jim, Roger, Mario and all. Finally the sundial of the cloister at the Sta. Teresa nunnery, in Palma, Majorca has been restored. The results can be seen here: http://picasaweb.google.com/mgarrando/CLAUSTRETERESES?authkey=Gv1sRgCI_i5aDw 99uyZA# Many thanks for your opinions and

RE: Restoration dilema

2010-04-16 Thread Miguel A. Garcia
Hi Mario Your comment coincides with the local heritage responsible. So, we shall renounce to the functionality in this sundial? We know there where numbers (Arabic) and we have enough references from other sundials to reproduce an approximate typography. It is not acceptable painting the new

RV: Restoration dilema

2010-04-16 Thread Miguel A. Garcia
numbers in a way that only when you are close you can distinguish de difference with the rest. Will keep you informed. Best wishes, Miguel a. Garcia _ De: Roger Bailey [mailto:rtbai...@telus.net] Enviado el: viernes, 16 de abril de 2010 6:43 Para: Miguel A. Garcia; sundial@uni

Restoration dilema

2010-04-14 Thread Miguel A. Garcia
Dear friends We just started a restoration program of the local sundials were we face the following dilemma. On an historical sundial where the lines and the frame are still visible but with the old numbers completely disappeared (fresco paint over stucco), can we recover the functionality

RV: The Eternal Sundial

2009-05-11 Thread Miguel A. Garcia
Hi Johns et al, Yes the spiral dial is a simple manipulation with a sort of “Escher´s” filter. There is only one vertical declining sundial at the parish church tower of Amer, Girona. (close to Susqueda dam). Catalonia, Spain. Best regards, Miguel A. G. Arrando

Mallorca Encounter 2009

2009-01-18 Thread Miguel A. Garcia
Hello everybody. The next 7,8,9 and 10 of May, the Comisión de Relojes de Sol de Mallorca organizes the 2º GNOMONIC ENCOUNTER OF MALLORCA. For all who don't know the island, Mallorca has one of the highest sundial concentrations of Europe with more than 900 dials recorded. Fine examples from