Re: Sundials in the movies

2005-02-24 Thread Len Berggren
Dear Ian, Thanks for the information and photo. And the reference to the Simpsons episode is much appreciated as well! Best wishes, Len Len Berggren -

RE: Sundials in the movies

2005-02-24 Thread J. Tallman
Hello all, > In the Bond film GoldenEye (at 23 minutes) there is a Pilkington & Gibbs > heliochronometer.Strangely it's on the rail of a yacht, but I guess > the set dressing people had just been told to find something scientific > and brassy to put there. For a couple of frames it fills th

RE: Sundials in the movies

2005-02-23 Thread Ian Maddocks
Hi > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > koeln.de] On Behalf Of Len Berggren > 2. Are there any other recent films in which sundials appear? In the Bond film GoldenEye (at 23 minutes) there is a Pilkington & Gibbs heliochronometer.Strangely it's o

Re: Sundials in the movies

2005-02-21 Thread Sara Schechner
Hi Len, There is a nice universal ring dial on a pedestal in the background of Mr. Bennett's study in the recent 6-hour version of Pride and Prejudice.  Sara Sara Schechner, Ph.D. David P. Wheatland Curator Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments Department of the History of Science Ha