My opinion at the first sight. This is one of the many stupid sundials made by
some unknoledged artisan in Italy. It looks old but to me it looks an imitation
of an old period. I think, do not maze too much on this dial.
Mario
- Original Message -
From: Roger Bailey
To: Bill
Where is the picture of the sundial in question?
Tom laidlaw
From: Willy Leenders
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2012 1:48 AM
To: Bill Gottesman
Cc: Sundials List
Subject: Re: What is the deal with this dial?
It could be an indication for equal hours in the morning and unequal hours
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
Hi Bill and all,
Could it be an am pm thing. I see the numerals after noon as AI and AII. A P
for post would be more appropriate. In Latin A=ante =before but perhaps now
A=after as in afternoon in globalspeak. Perhaps we need a Lingua Franca like
Latin or Esperanto or English.
Regards, Roger
