Re: A translucent sundial

[Michael Ossipoff]

Accidentally omitted words:

I meant to say, referring to the 2-sided Translucent Flat Dials,
"...intended to be read from both sides, regardless of which side is
illuminated."

Michael Ossipoff

On Tue, Jul 28, 2015 at 7:06 AM, Thibaud Taudin Chabot <tcha...@dds.nl>
wrote:

>  So it is actually the same as a window sundial but more or less in a
> horizontal position and doesn't project its hourlines on a surface to read
> time.
>
> At 12:47 28-7-2015, Robert Terwilliger wrote:
>
> If you hold your cursor to the right side of any image you will see a
> carat "*>*" that will take you to the next photograph - and eventually to
> Â models for the construction.
>
> The time is read by looking up at the translucent ellipse as in this photo:
>
>  http://photo.xuite.net/nycl.chiu/6138077/4.jpg
>
> Google translate also helps.
>
> Bob
>
> ------------------------------
>
> *From:* sundial [ mailto:sundial-boun...@uni-koeln.de
> <sundial-boun...@uni-koeln.de>] *On Behalf Of *Chi lian Chiu
> *Sent:* Monday, July 27, 2015 1:51 AM
> *To:* Sundial sundiallist
> *Subject:* A translucent sundial
>
> ​Hi all,
>
> I am very glad to inform you that several pictures of the translucent
> sundial up in the sky as I mentioned two years ago are now available at
>
>  http://photo.xuite.net/nycl.chiu/6138077/1.jpg
>
>  http://photo.xuite.net/nycl.chiu/6138077/2.jpg
>
>  http://photo.xuite.net/nycl.chiu/6138077/3.jpg
>
>  http://photo.xuite.net/nycl.chiu/6138077/4.jpg
>
>  http://photo.xuite.net/nycl.chiu/6138077/5.jpg
>
>
>
> The dial is attached to a public art sculpture, “The Gate of Ecology†.
>
> name:Â  The Sundial of Ecology
>
> type:Â  sloped
>
> face plate material:Â  5 mm plus 8 mm double tempered glass
>
> face treatment:Â  sandblasted to be translucent, leaving hour-lines
> transparent
>
> hour numerals:Â  marked on the frame, not on the face plate
>
> gnomon material:Â  stainless steel, #304
>
> inclination:Â  10 degrees due west (west end is the lower end)
>
> shape of the plate:Â  oval, 1.8 m by 1.2 m
> center height from the ground:Â  5.7 m
>
> location:Â  23.49N, 120.12E
>
> designer:Â  Chi-Liang Chiu (individual) and Mega Design Co.
>
> funding source:Â  Forestry Bureau, Council of Agriculture, Taiwan, Rep. of
> China
>
> built date:Â  Nov. 2013
>
>
>
> Have a nice day!
>
>
>
> Chi-Liang
>
> 24.78N, 120.99E
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