Tony Moss wrote:
People are certainly no rarity up there plus some 28 000 polar bears to
look out for too. Sundials, on the other hand, are about to make an
appearance although possibly they have done so previously? Does anyone
know of any?
There's a potential 24-hour dial at the
The term Tony used is Midnight Overlap, not gap. Give it some thought-the
shadows cast by the edges of a thick gnomon overlap at midnight, and do not
form a gap as they do at noon. Recall that from 6pm to midnight it is the east
rather than west edge of the gnomon that casts the shadow, and
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Subject: Re: [britishsundialsociety] A new term for The Glossary?
Hi Tony et al,
Congratulations on getting a commission for a dial so far north - I am
sure we
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subject: Re: [britishsundialsociety] A new term for The Glossary?
Fellow Shadow Watchers,
Most diallists are familiar with the Noon Gap that
occurs on a horizontal sundial with a thick style edge. The fact
Chris wrote:
The term 'midnight', to describe a time of day when the sun is shining,
seems strange. Is that (in Norwegian) the word they use?
I had much the same thought but didn't know what else to call it. In a
land of 24 hours darkness for several months of the year some terms lose
their
Bill G added:
Oops, I meant to say Recall that from 6pm to midnight it is the west
rather than east edge of the gnomon that casts the shadow, and from midnight
to 6am it is the east edge rather than the west edge. Or something like
that.
Just in case any new diallist's brain is beginning
at Noon at lower latitudes as has been discussed on the SML
before so I should have anticipated this.
Is this a new term for The Glossary or too rare to be worth listing? ;-)
Tony Moss
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