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Sundials, the internet, and education

Len Berggren
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:50:02 -0700

Dear Fellow-Dialists,
The Chair of our Physics Department sent me a reference to the following
site, from the publication *Physics in Canada*, which might interest you,
especially those who use dials to motivate school children to learn about
the sun-earth system. (Interestingly enough, the ancient writer, Geminos,
uses phenomena seen on sundials, for exactly such didactic purposes.)
Anyway, the site is:
http://www.cap.ca/en/article/digital-sundials-internet-new-way-using-ancient-technology
When you get to the site click on the pdf file.
(We're having great weather for sundials here in Vancouver and I hope you're
having the same!)
-Len Berggren
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J. L. Berggren
Professor Emeritus
Department of Mathematics
Simon Fraser University
8888 University Dr.
Burnaby, B.C. V5A 1S6
phone: 604-936-2268
fax: 604-936-2168
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