That surprises me too. I’d have expected that the only differences would be
that the dial is numbered counterclockwise, & that north & & south are
replaced with poleward & equatorward.
On Mon, Apr 3, 2023 at 16:47 Steve Lelievre
wrote:
> Hi, Roderick,
>
> My home internet connection is still non
Hi, Roderick,
My home internet connection is still non-functional so I can't fix it
yet, but it does seem that I will have to add an extra test to handle
southern hemisphere locations and reducing latitudes. Actually, I
originally had a southern hemisphere check in there but took it out
after
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From:
Date: Mon, Apr 3, 2023 at 07:35
Subject: Re: Adjusting dial to new location
To: Michael Ossipoff
Local Solar Time is one of the things that a dial can do. But I might want
Time Zone time. Or I might want Paris France time. A dial can do both with
a l
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From: Michael Ossipoff
Date: Mon, Apr 3, 2023 at 14:12
Subject: Re: Adjusting dial to new location
To:
Of course, but I’d always make the dial to directly show Local True Solar
Time. I’d never incorporate a built-in longitude correction.
My use of EqT & l
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From: Michael Ossipoff
Date: Mon, Apr 3, 2023 at 14:04
Subject: Re: Adjusting dial to new location
To: Rod Wall
Yes, because you’ve moved the dial south, you tip it south.
The wedge-use is as you say, but I’d prefer a flat, vertical-edge shim,
because it
Steve tells me that the lack of longitude correction instructions was
due to my choice of 'local solar time' as the time indication. When I
use 'UTC-5' I get the instructions.
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On 2023-04-02 21:30, kool...@dickkoolish.com wrote:
I tried the app. I used 40, -75 and 45, -70. It just said to us
Hi Steve,
For both examples below with all sundials at the same Longitude. The
instructions indicate:
Place the wedge-sundial assembly on a horizontal surface in a nice sunny
location. *Start with the higher end of the wedge to the north* and the
sides aligned on a north-south line and the s
