Fellow Shadow Watchers,
As many will know I'm slowly
recovering from computer failures so may have missed contributions to
the SML.
The Mr. Ferguson responsible for the meantime dial in the South
Kensington Science Museum was probably of Scottish
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From: Tony Moss [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Sundial Mailing List sundial@uni-koeln.de
Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 9:13 PM
Subject: Ferguson dial
Fellow Shadow Watchers,
There is a dial in the London
Science Museum which
Are the first four digits the date?...
Yes, I believe they are the year of acquisition, which might not be the
same as the date of manufacture, but generally is.
Regards
Peter Tandy
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What do we know about Ferguson?
James Ferguson (1710 1776)
James Ferguson was born in the parish of Rothiemay,
in Banffshire, the son of a peasant farmer. Its an
interesting comment on the value that we in the NE
have placed on education over the centuries
in the
Science Museum.
Regards
Chris
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From: Patrick Powers [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Tony Moss [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: Patrick Powers [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Sundial Mailing List
sundial@uni-koeln.de
Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 10:27 PM
Subject: Ferguson dial
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