The volume on the sundial in the Cathedral of Milan, very complete and with
a lot of technical and historical news, described by Giovanni Barbi and
published in 1976, is now out of print.
A small volume, with a short description of the sundial, has been published
in 2001 and is
in sale in
Dear dialists,
And just by sake of curiosity: does anybody have the original
arabic quotation written in kufic symbols? (I know that Omar Khayyam
was Iranian but, to my knowledge he used to write in arabic, didn't he?)
No, he wrote in Persian.
Persian, Perse, Pharasee, Farsee, Farsi... are
Hi Tony et al,
Yes, I did some experimental dials in anodised aluminium a few years ago,
following your excellent advice. I haven't had the actual dials outside all
the time, but I have had an Equation of Time plaque made by the same method on
the south wall of my house (in the full glare of
