Hi Frank, Although it was not the start topic, I had a look at the new (no capital N) Delhi sundial. According to the newspaper article, "the sundial has been recently certified as one of the largest scientifically ACCURATE sundials in the world." (my capitalization). Even if the attachment would not pass the size filter, it is clear that the hour lines, visible from outer space, do not warrant this attribution.
Best regards, Frans Maes On Mon, Dec 19, 2016 at 8:08 AM, Beverly Stimpson < beverly.stimp...@gmail.com> wrote: > In message <2a50dfe...@users.interwebs.com> > Beverly Stimpson <beverly.stimp...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Do the members of this list know, whether there are some (or even ANY) > > sundial designers in INDIA - since I have a potentially very lucrative > > business proposal, especially for use within the 'Educational Sector'. > > > > > Thanks to the (few) people, who had contacted me privately - especially > Martina Addiscott, who gave me the perfect 'contact' for my purposes. > > Though it may seem strange, their main thrust is "aero-modelling" (see > website at www.aero-sports.in) - but those people have the exact mix of > educational contacts and expertise, needed for my business proposal. > > > One of their 'Franchisees' is Rajbir Singh Grewal <grewa...@gmail.com> > who operates a travelling "StarLab" planetarium, which visits schools > across India - and he has already expressed interest in my idea, which > involves combining 'sundials' with 'physical education'. Please note, > it has NOTHING to do with playground sundials of the Analemmatic type. > > Incidentally, in answer to a previous question - I would NOT require > 'manufacturing' contacts, since if this is needed at all it should be > within the capability of any individual local school/college in India. > > > Before anyone asks, the reason I have chosen India - is because this > concept is only suitable for very LOW latitudes within the 'tropics', > to which traditional sundials (and Analemmatics) are not best suited. > > Also, because India is largely an 'English-speaking' country - I will > therefore avoid any difficulties, associated with language barriers. > > > My thanks again to the people who responded, but I now have the basis > of this business - with a pre-established 'network', covering India ! > > > Regards, > > Beverly Stimpson. > > --------------------------------------------------- > https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial > >
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