Re: Moondial question

2020-02-04 Thread Simon Wheaton Smith
for me. Feel free to download my book Illustrating Time's Shadow at.. www.illustratingshadows.com It is free to download. Simon Wheaton-Smith On Tue, Feb 4, 2020, 07:49 David Benton wrote: > So I’ve been trying to find detailed information on Moondials and how to > make them. Unfortu

Re: Article about Armenian sundials

2019-03-09 Thread Simon Wheaton Smith
. Religious meetings, civic activities, and so on would be served well. If "inaccurate" dials get together those who needed to congregate, at the same "inaccurate" time, then is not the objective achieved. Simon www.illustratingshadows.com -- Simon Wheaton-Smith www

Re: Hour label question

2018-09-30 Thread Simon Wheaton Smith
I have seen, and I have pretty much settled on a cross or plus + sign for noon. Simon W-S www.illustratingshadows.com On Sun, Sep 30, 2018, 09:40 Roger wrote: > As XII is a large number 0 is often used for noon. > > > > Roger Bailey > > > > Sent from Mail

Re: Blank subject line

2018-05-22 Thread Simon Wheaton Smith
my protocol I use. I also do not open attachments that are neither jpg nor off, the exception is an expected file from a reasonably safe source. I avoid xls and doc and docx like the plague. Simon Wheaton-Smith To each their own. On Tue, May 22, 2018, 11:02 Willy Leenders <willy.le

Re: Looking for minutes and seconds correction for whole year for Equation of Time plaque

2017-01-25 Thread Simon Wheaton Smith
the > sundial. > > > I just want to know if I am using the right times and would > appreciate any comments or suggestions. > > > Thanks very much > > > Ken Clark > > > Elizabethtown, PA > > --- > https://lis

OPENSCAD [programming]

2016-12-19 Thread Simon Wheaton Smith
stand alone PERL -- Simon Wheaton-Smith www.illustratingshadows.com Phoenix, AZ W 112.1, N 33.5 --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial

Re: Looking for a sundial 'twin': wide gnomon spider - second try with smaller photo

2016-05-27 Thread Simon Wheaton Smith
programmed in various languages! Have a safe Memorial day Simon Wheaton-Smith www.illustratingshadows.com Phoenix AZ On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 9:49 AM, Kevin Karney <kar...@me.com> wrote: > Dear Helmut > > I have made such a dial for a friend in 5mm bronze, (so its gnomon is 5mm >

a bug in my spreadsheet (possible duplicate message)

2016-01-31 Thread Simon Wheaton Smith
s, as well as the appendices. It is 50 years later and I still have bugs! Oh well. Happy New Year, belatedly :) Simon Wheaton-Smith www.illustratingshadows.com Phoenix, Arizona, W112.1 N33.5 --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial

Delta Cad stuff

2006-12-26 Thread Simon Wheaton-Smith
I have just put a planispheric astrolabe macro on my web site. It works and I have tested it, however it is even more of a tool and less of a finished product than some of the other DeltaCAD macros I put there. Also, if you have not looked at my DeltaCAD stuff, all of which are tools and NOT

AW: Buyer's Guide

2006-12-23 Thread Simon Wheaton-Smith
I have updated my What Not To Buy booklet, it is linked to by the first page of my web site www.illustratingshadows.com Simon--- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial