John,
There is another solution, one well-known to machinists.
Recalculate ALL your lines, positions etc. as x-y coordinates and
then set out the dial in whatever size you want from some convenient
origin. The only question is the resolution of points used to draw
curved lines. If too sparse,
Bill,
BRILLIANT!!!
You really suckered me in with that one.
You are of course aware of the 2 - 4 Law which governs the
distribution of people in the wild??
The number of people encountered in the wild is directly proportional
to the square of the horizontal distance from the carpark, and the
Hello dialists:
I have been giving more thought to the practical aspects of designing and
constructing a very large sundial, particularly the problem of accurately
laying out the time lines.
THE PROBLEM: The plotting techniques which us
Art,
I also am one of those privileged to have seen the green flash, AND
more than once on the same sunset.
I saw the green flash two or three times in 1980 when I wintered at
Davis in Antarctica (68 degress 38 minutes S). I would ahve to look
at my diaries to determine the date etc. But on o
Fellow shadow watchers
I recently put an IBM/MS DOS formatted Zip Disc into my Apple Zip Drive
(9600/350 with built-in drive) by mistake and was surprised to find that
it worked perfectly without any re-formatting. As I can bulk-buy these
discs for half the price of the Mac formatted item:-
