RE: Most Valuable Sundial?

2011-07-20 Thread sasch stephens
translation. I tried to find reference to it on the internet, but on short notice wasn't able to. Sasch Stephens From: rtbai...@telus.net To: jaub...@cpcug.org; sundial@uni-koeln.de Subject: Re: Most Valuable Sundial? Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2011 22:08:36 -0700 Hi Jack, I had similar concerns. Hw

RE: Most Valuable Sundial?

2011-07-17 Thread Jack Aubert
Value, schmalue. But it appears to be an interesting object, particularly if it really is an accurate replica of something from the 17th century. Are there more photos of it and an explanation of how it works? At first glance it looks like a skaphe dial made to be transparent by use of a

Re: Most Valuable Sundial?

2011-07-17 Thread Roger Bailey
spheres in China many centuries before the Jesuits arrived. Perhaps the Silk Road went both ways. From: Jack Aubert Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 11:48 AM To: 'Sundial List' Subject: RE: Most Valuable Sundial? Value, schmalue. But it appears to be an interesting object, particularly

RE: Most Valuable Sundial?

2011-07-16 Thread Dave Bell
Exactly. This article confuses valuable with expensive! Make a garden non-dial of a carved solid diamond. Is it valuable? Or just ostentatiously costly. _ From: sundial-boun...@uni-koeln.de [mailto:sundial-boun...@uni-koeln.de] On Behalf Of Roger Bailey Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2011