Fellow Shadow Watchers,
As many will know I'm slowly
recovering from computer failures so may have missed contributions to
the SML.
The Mr. Ferguson responsible for the meantime dial in the South
Kensington Science Museum was probably of Scottish
Fellow shadow Watchers,
I've been asked to reproduce an
Irish dial but the florid engraving has deteriorated in places. It may
possibly be 'Seaward DUBLIN 1750'.
Can anyone throw light on this please/
Tony Moss
Lindisfarne Sundials.
Hi Tony,
From the forthcoming Second Edition of Jill Wilson's Biographical Index of
British Sundial Makers from the Seventh Century to 1920 we have:
SEWARD John A Dublin mathematical instrument maker, known to have made ring
dials.
Apprenticed to Gabriel Stokes in 1715, John Seward
Could you not, just as logically, ask why clocks, watches and normal sundials
don't indicate directly the time left until midnight?
Chris Lusby Taylor
51.4N, 1.3W
- Original Message -
From: Willy Leenders
To: sundial List
Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 11:36 AM
Subject: Italian
Hi Gianni,
Yes, I believe time to sunset is a great type of dial usage. As you say,
watches don't do it. Some types of aircraft are required to be on the ground
a certain time before sunset and certain airports have sundials for that
purpose. I just enjoy it as it gives me a good idea of how
