I have a Swiss family wappen (coat of arms ) which I would like to include
in a sundial. I'm not an artist so I would like to see some examples of
coats of arms included in sundials. Does anyone know of any
Fred Jaggi
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to an accuracy of 25 millionths of an inch. The book
described in beautiful detail how the measuring machines were made.
These days this type of measurement is done by
laser and the measuring machines are much simpler. See for example:
http://www.brownandsharpe.com/
Fred Jaggi
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Fred Jaggi
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There is an excellent book by J. L. Heilbron published by Harvard University
Press in 1999 titled: The Sun in the Church - Cathedrals as Solar
Observatories That gives a very full description of Meridian lines in
Cathedrals, their location and the technical and historical background.
Fred Jaggi
of the
day.
Fred Jaggi
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