Hi Darek, While in London/Greenwich, you should not miss the Science Museum. They have a LOT of (mostly: pocket) sundials on display.
Another must-see is the Deutsches Museum in München. There is a sundial garden on a 5th floor outside terrace, which is a showcase of all possible - modern - types. Enjoy! Frans Maes On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 6:21 AM, Roger Bailey <rtbai...@telus.net> wrote: > Hi Darek, > > Participating in NASS and BSS conferences over the past 20 some years has > provided the opportunity to some amazing collections of historical > scientific instrument. Here are a few that I have had the opportunity to > visit , two in the USA and two in the UK. All were worth the trip. > > Harvard University Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments. > https://chsi.harvard.edu/index.html > Contact Dr. Sara Schechner, the David P. Wheatland Curator of the > Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments > > Adler Planetarium, Chicago http://www.adlerplanetarium.org/ or > specifically astronomy in culture > http://www.adlerplanetarium.org/events/astronomy-in-culture-2-2016-01-10/ > > Cambridge University, Museum of the History of Science. > http://www.hps.cam.ac.uk/whipple/ An remarkable collection of sundials > and astronomical instruments > > Royal Museums Greenwich, Astronomical and navigational instruments. The > National Maritime Museum (NMM) holds a large and varied collection of > astronomical and navigational instruments, 3587 items. These range from > astrolabes and armillary spheres to quadrants, nocturnals and sundials. > http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections.html#!csearch;authority=subject-90227;browseBy=collection > . > > This is my short list. There are many others worth exploring. > Regards, Roger Bailey > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Darek Oczki" <dhar...@o2.pl> > Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2016 4:54 AM > To: <sundial@uni-koeln.de> > Subject: Sundials in museums > > Hello >> I wish everyone on this list plenty of sunshine in the 2016. >> >> I've got a question. Is there a list/register of sundial collections in >> museums arround the world? I would like to ask your advise which ones are >> worth visiting. >> >> During Christmas I was in Milano, Italy and as they were open I visited >> the Poldi Pezzoli Museum to see what sundials they got. I found out they >> have a very nice collection consisting of 200 pieces of all kinds of >> portable sundials including a Navicula and 2 canon dials. I took a lot of >> photos. >> >> What other places would you recommend? >> >> -- >> Best regards >> Darek Oczki >> 52N 21E >> Warsaw, Poland >> GNOMONIKA.pl >> Sundials in Poland >> http://gnomonika.pl >> --------------------------------------------------- >> https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial >> >> >> >> ----- >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 2016.0.7294 / Virus Database: 4489/11357 - Release Date: 01/08/16 >> >> --------------------------------------------------- > https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial > >
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