Hmmmm…………..
Well, the same questions might be posed about the utility of many things. Paper maps, (magnetic) compasses and perhaps a whole range of instruments associated with navigation have been superseded by GPS. However it is surely “useful” to understand how we made them “redundant”. However, is it correct to observe: “A sundial is a timing device entirely driven by solar power and has an automatic and precise reset after powerfailure....... ;-)”? A sundial is an instrument for “measuring” the position of the sun in the sky and thereby inferring the civil “time of day”! For determination of time we should, perhaps, consider the Lon Now Clock. Regards Andrew Pettit From: sundial [mailto:sundial-boun...@uni-koeln.de] On Behalf Of Thibaud Taudin Chabot Sent: Monday, January 15, 2018 11:20 AM To: Sundial sundiallist Subject: Re: The utility of sundials today. A sundial is a timing device entirely driven by solar power and has an automatic and precise reset after powerfailure....... ;-) At 20:26 14-1-2018, Willy Leenders wrote: When I talk about sundials, I get the question: "What utility can sundials have today?" In order to be able to give an answer as diverse as possible, I would like to receive your answer to this question Willy Leenders Hasselt in Flanders (Belgium) Visit my website about the sundials in the province of Limburg (Flanders) with a section 'worth knowing about sundials' (mostly in Dutch): http://www.wijzerweb.be --------------------------------------------------- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial _____ Th. Taudin Chabot, . tcha...@dds.nl
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