Roger Bailey wrote:
... Sundials are just not part of Portuguese culture. But armillary
spheres are. They were everywhere, so we changed the rules of
engagement and began searching for armillary spheres. ...
I find this interesting, Roger, because there happens to be a small
armillary
is one of the things that led to my interest in sundials.
Roger Bailey
N 51 W 115
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Daniel Lee Wenger
Sent: February 15, 2001 11:05 AM
To: sundial@rrz.uni-koeln.de
Subject: Re: Armillary Spheres in Portugal
This year my escape from winter in Canada was a trip to Portugal. This
offered warm sunshine, scenic sea coast, and an opportunity to stay in the
castles and palaces of bygone times. Like many of you, when I travel, I
search for sundials. This provides a focus for exploration and often
provides a
In the 16th century, the exploitation of navigation technology brought to
Portugal tremendous wealth and power. Henry's nephew, Manuel I, King of
Portugal from 1490 to 1520, was a key beneficiary of this enterprise. Manuel
adopted the armillary sphere as his royal symbol. This symbol expresses
Roger
Thank you for this picture of Portugal and some of the history of
navigation. This was
new to me.
You may want to take a look at my armillary sphere that I made to find the
comet Kohoutec. It led to
my finding the design of my sundial.
http://www.wengersundial.com/uniglobe/index.html
