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Meeting Announcement
Call for Papers
The North American Sundial Society will hold its annual
meeting on 11-14 September 1997 in Chicago. Highlights will
include visits to the Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum
(Chicago) and the Time Museum (Rockford) in order to inspect
their early time-finding instruments. A tour of modern
sundials in the Chicago area is also planned. The
program committee invites papers on all aspects of dialling,
including the history, culture, design, fabrication, and
science of sundials. Exhibits and short show-and-tell
demonstrations are also welcome. Abstracts (up to 500
words) must be submitted by June 1st. For details, please
contact: Sara Schechner Genuth, National Museum of American
History, Room 1040, MRC 605, Smithsonian Institution,
Washington, DC 20560; fax (202) 786-2851; internet
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The North American Sundial Society was established in 1994
and publishes a quarterly journal, "The Compendium," in both
print and digital formats. The first two annual meetings
were held in Washington, D.C. and Toronto. Membership is
international and currently stands at close to 400. For
more information about NASS and membership, please contact:
George McDowell, 24 Indian Lane, One West, Baltimore, MD
21210; telephone (410) 528-1282 and (410) 435-8306; internet
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