Re: Fwd: Re: The utility of sundials today.
That's true--A sundial shows things that a clock doesn't show, a direct showing of nature's day and year. Michael Ossipoff On Mon, Jan 15, 2018 at 2:55 AM, Kurt Niel <kepler...@gmail.com> wrote: > In some practical matter: > Using sundials you can: > - directly observe behaviour of nature, especially the planetarian > movements > - get in touch with our solar system > - get some analog feeling of time by observing the shadow movement > - check for different parts of movements due to day time deviations > - slow down. > > And so on. > > Kurt > https://kepleruhr.eu > > > 2018-01-15 2:01 GMT+01:00 illustratingshadows < > illustratingshad...@gmail.com>: > >> The study of sundials includes many disciplines. History, Geography, >> Solar system, Geometry, Trigonometry, and from that come an understanding >> of kinds of time, algorithms, hence coding, and related disciplines. The >> seasons and why. And I could go on. Yes, different numbering systems and >> how they affect a nation's paradigms, and how that in turn can limit >> scientific advancement, or, catapult it. >> >> And so on. >> >> The study, rather than the use, of a sundial can legitimately spawn an >> entire curriculum! >> >> Simon >> www.illustratingshadows.com >> >> >> >> Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone >> >> ---- Original message ---- >> From: BRIAN ALBINSON <brianalbin...@shaw.ca> >> Date: 1/14/18 16:42 (GMT-07:00) >> To: Sundial sundiallist <sundial@uni-koeln.de> >> Subject: Fwd: Re: The utility of sundials today. >> >> >> >> >> Forwarded Message >> Subject: Re: The utility of sundials today. >> Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2018 12:34:56 -0800 >> From: BRIAN ALBINSON <brianalbin...@shaw.ca> <brianalbin...@shaw.ca> >> To: Willy Leenders <willy.leend...@telenet.be> >> <willy.leend...@telenet.be> >> >> Willy >> >> I think what utility is the wrong question. What utility does the Mona >> Lisa have? >> >> Sundials should be viewed as a living part of the social, cultural, >> astronomical, mathematical and historical record. >> Brian Albinson >> >> On 1/14/2018 11:26 AM, Willy Leenders wrote: >> >> >> When I talk about sundials, I get the question: "What utility can >> sundials have today?" >> In order to be able to give an answer as diverse as possible, I would >> like to receive your answer to this question >> >> >> Willy Leenders >> Hasselt in Flanders (Belgium) >> >> Visit my website about the sundials in the province of Limburg (Flanders) >> with a section 'worth knowing about sundials' (mostly in Dutch): >> http://www.wijzerweb.be >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ---https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial >> >> >> >> --- >> https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial >> >> >> > > --- > https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial > > > --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
Re: Fwd: Re: The utility of sundials today.
In some practical matter: Using sundials you can: - directly observe behaviour of nature, especially the planetarian movements - get in touch with our solar system - get some analog feeling of time by observing the shadow movement - check for different parts of movements due to day time deviations - slow down. And so on. Kurt https://kepleruhr.eu 2018-01-15 2:01 GMT+01:00 illustratingshadows <illustratingshad...@gmail.com >: > The study of sundials includes many disciplines. History, Geography, Solar > system, Geometry, Trigonometry, and from that come an understanding of > kinds of time, algorithms, hence coding, and related disciplines. The > seasons and why. And I could go on. Yes, different numbering systems and > how they affect a nation's paradigms, and how that in turn can limit > scientific advancement, or, catapult it. > > And so on. > > The study, rather than the use, of a sundial can legitimately spawn an > entire curriculum! > > Simon > www.illustratingshadows.com > > > > Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone > > Original message > From: BRIAN ALBINSON <brianalbin...@shaw.ca> > Date: 1/14/18 16:42 (GMT-07:00) > To: Sundial sundiallist <sundial@uni-koeln.de> > Subject: Fwd: Re: The utility of sundials today. > > > > > Forwarded Message > Subject: Re: The utility of sundials today. > Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2018 12:34:56 -0800 > From: BRIAN ALBINSON <brianalbin...@shaw.ca> <brianalbin...@shaw.ca> > To: Willy Leenders <willy.leend...@telenet.be> <willy.leend...@telenet.be> > > Willy > > I think what utility is the wrong question. What utility does the Mona > Lisa have? > > Sundials should be viewed as a living part of the social, cultural, > astronomical, mathematical and historical record. > Brian Albinson > > On 1/14/2018 11:26 AM, Willy Leenders wrote: > > > When I talk about sundials, I get the question: "What utility can sundials > have today?" > In order to be able to give an answer as diverse as possible, I would > like to receive your answer to this question > > > Willy Leenders > Hasselt in Flanders (Belgium) > > Visit my website about the sundials in the province of Limburg (Flanders) > with a section 'worth knowing about sundials' (mostly in Dutch): > http://www.wijzerweb.be > > > > > > > > > > ---https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial > > > > --- > https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial > > > --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
Re: Fwd: Re: The utility of sundials today.
The study of sundials includes many disciplines. History, Geography, Solar system, Geometry, Trigonometry, and from that come an understanding of kinds of time, algorithms, hence coding, and related disciplines. The seasons and why. And I could go on. Yes, different numbering systems and how they affect a nation's paradigms, and how that in turn can limit scientific advancement, or, catapult it. And so on. The study, rather than the use, of a sundial can legitimately spawn an entire curriculum! Simonwww.illustratingshadows.com Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone Original message From: BRIAN ALBINSON <brianalbin...@shaw.ca> Date: 1/14/18 16:42 (GMT-07:00) To: Sundial sundiallist <sundial@uni-koeln.de> Subject: Fwd: Re: The utility of sundials today. Forwarded Message Subject: Re: The utility of sundials today. Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2018 12:34:56 -0800 From: BRIAN ALBINSON <brianalbin...@shaw.ca> To: Willy Leenders <willy.leend...@telenet.be> Willy I think what utility is the wrong question. What utility does the Mona Lisa have? Sundials should be viewed as a living part of the social, cultural, astronomical, mathematical and historical record. Brian Albinson On 1/14/2018 11:26 AM, Willy Leenders wrote: When I talk about sundials, I get the question: "What utility can sundials have today?" In order to be able to give an answer as diverse as possible, I would like to receive your answer to this question Willy Leenders Hasselt in Flanders (Belgium) Visit my website about the sundials in the province of Limburg (Flanders) with a section 'worth knowing about sundials' (mostly in Dutch): http://www.wijzerweb.be --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
