Hi Steve,
You may know about the fabulously popular, fashionable Paris accessory from
circa 1675 to the end of the 18th century: The Butterfield-type dial. The
pocket dial had a gnomon with an adjustable angle for use at different
latitudes. A sweet little bird's beak was the index on the lat
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Hi Steve,
The obvious early source for bird gnomons
Hello,
Gnomons on horizontal dials are mostly either undecorated triangles, or
have simple polygonal or sigmoidal fretwork. However, recently I
realized that the next most common form I encounter is a gnomon carved
with the shape or silhouette of a bird. For example:
http://sundials.org/imag
