Hi Carl,
On traditional English horizontal dials, the Roman numerals are not only
slanted along the hour lines but also have their tops and bottoms as circular
arcs, centred on the middle of the dialplate rather than the origins of the
hour lines. Thus, although programs such as
Carl Sabanski wrote:
I have noticed on a number of different sundials that the Roman numerals
used for the hour numbers are sloped to match the angle of the hour line.
Is a special font, technique or combination of the two used to do this? I,
and I am sure others, would be very interested in
In case someone's looking for a last-minute gift idea!
http://www.longitudedial.com/about_will.html
(Mac Oglesby was good enough to point out that these dials are the subject
of a Jan. 2007 Scientific American article).
Fred Sawyer
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Fred's message has a typo -- the 8-page article by Dava Sobel is in
the Smithsonian magazine for January 2007.
Merry Christmas to all!
Mac Oglesby
In case someone's looking for a last-minute gift idea!
http://www.longitudedial.com/about_will.html
(Mac Oglesby was good enough to point
Sunny Day!
Thank you very much for sharing your techniques with us. I do not have
Adobe Illustrator but I have a program called CorelDRAW, which I have not
used very much. I know that it does not have all the capabilities of AI but
with your detailed description Tony I will see if I can perform
Dear Friends:
After our first failed attempt to create a website about Painted Wall Sundials
I was sad and disappointed, but Dave Bell and I received so very many letters
of support and encouragement from so many of you, that you changed our minds,
and we decided to attempt to redo the
BlankMerry Christmas everyone!! Happy winter! Happy new year! Enjoy your next
journey around the sun!
--Tracy Paine--
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