Dantis numbers.
On
the facade of the church of Saint Maria Novella in Florence, Egnazio Danti in
1572 designed and put an elaborate astronomical instrument from him called Il
quadrante Astronomico di Claudio Tolomeo (The Astronomical quadrant of Claude
Ptolemy), an armillary sphere and
about! Nice transcription and explanation for those who are unfamiliar
with it!
Sara
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Hello,
Thank you very much for all your help. I really do appreciate the time you have
taken to respond to my query.
I am new to the world of sundials and I would definitely be doing lots of
research on them. Thanks for the books you recommended too.
Divine Kumah
270 West Hall
University Of
Greetings fellow dialists,
I am seeking advice about a country house pedestal dial of the seventeenth
century. It is a valuable dial by a known maker and stands in the estate
grounds, which are open to the public. The administrator of the estate is
aware that the dial is at risk of theft and has
You're right to think that any 17th century dial is at risk if left outside - not just by theft but also by continuing erosion by acid rain.
The correct thing to do is to move the original dial inside the house where it can be properly secured and looked after. It could be replaced outside by
Hello Frank and all,
We have discussed on this list the mass dial on the old Saxon church, St
Gregory's Minster, Kirkland, North Yorkshire. See
http://www.ling.upenn.edu/~kroch/scand/kirkdale.html and click on the
picture for the slide show. I visited the church and took pictures of the
dial
Title: Re: S. Maria Novella
This from John Lynes [EMAIL PROTECTED] who has asked me to
pass it on, writing me that
I'd like to share this with the Sundial
Mailing List, but for reasons which
elude me I am not permitted to do so from the above email address
because my
sundial messages come to a
Title: s. Maria Novella
And, from a helper and pal, this collection of dial and armillary
images from all over the church:
http://tinyurl.com/3turb
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B
