For an equatorial dial with a square gnomon giving rise to four pole styles,
go to www.fransmaes.nl/sundials, click Pole style - equatorial and then
the first thumbnail in the page. Interestingly, the two sides of the dial
face have been relocated so as to avoid kneeling down in fall and winter.
Frank King [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on Thursday, March 16, 2006
7:49 AM
Subject: Rods versus Knife-Edges
It seems to me it would work, but I can't see any
advantages over a cylindrical gnomon.
I just tried the shadows of a knife edge and of a
3/4 diameter rod and they look about
Hello All,
A general astronomy question for the list:
As I was noticing the full moon the other night, I wondered if it too
rises due east and sets due west on the equinox, as the sun does. Is
this the case?
Best,
Jim Tallman
www.artisanindustrials.com
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
This question was once asked on another listserv that I belong to, and as I recall the answer was no. The moon follows a slightly different path than the sun. I will have to work up the math for this if you are interested. If the sun and the moon did follow the same path, then we would have
On March 20, the declination of the sun is 0, so it rises
due east and sets due west. The moons declination on that
day is almost -26 degrees so it rises south of east.
The full moon rise this past Tuesday was almost due east.
Unlike the sun, whose declination changes just a bit every
day, the
I have just seen The Libertine. What an incredibly unpleasant waste
of time.
If you are in any way likely to be put off by perpetual drunkenness, sexual
orgies, foul language, and close-ups of syphilitic sores - this is not the movie
for you.
I can attest to the fact that the sundial in
Good afternoon Fred,
Come on, tell us what you REALLY think of the movie, don't hold back
;-)
Cheers, John
John Pickard[EMAIL PROTECTED]
- Original Message -
From:
Fred Sawyer
To: Sundial List
Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 10:16
AM
Subject: The Libertine
I
Fred Sawyer wrote:
I have just seen The Libertine. What an incredibly unpleasant waste of
time.
Oh well. I'm curious to find out if the film version of _The Da Vinci
Code_, slated for release in May, indeed features the actual meridiana
from Saint-Sulpice Church in Paris.
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