Dear Reinhold,
Yes, let us all join the party on
Asteroid 315046 and celebrate the
birthday of the greatest living
diallist.
Happy Birthday Gianni
Frank King
Cambridge, U.K.
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The Minor Planet Center at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory has
named asteroid n. 315046 after amateur astronomer and sundialist Gianni
Ferrari.
*Gianni Ferrari (b. 1938) is the founder of the Modena Amateur Astronomers
Group. He has given many lectures and written several articles
Title: Gianni Ferrari - Sawyer Dialing Prize 2015
Dear sundial-friends!
I am very happy to announce
that the
Sawyer Dialing Prize 2015
was awarded to
Gianni Ferrari
I took this photo from Gianni Ferrari's bookFORMULE E METODI PER LO STUDIO DEGLI OROLOGI SOLARI PIANI *
Sincere
Title: Gianni Ferrari
Dear sundial friends!
May I introduce the new OPUS MAGNUM of
Gianni Ferrari
to you?FORMULE E METODI PER LO STUDIO
DEGLI OROLOGI SOLARI PIANIInternet Bookshop Italia srlPlease have a look at:http://www.ta-dip.de/dies-und-das/buchempfehlungen.html
Reinhold Kriegler
Gianni,
The image displayed at
http://www.museogalileo.it/esplora/itinerari/itinerarituristicoculturali/lineasolemeridianefirenze.html
is a wonderful 3D reconstruction. The give-away is no penumbral
shadows. But it is marvelous. Who created it and what is the story of
how it came into
Gianni and John,
I have just updated the links page on www.sundials.org and have given a
section to Sundials At Railroads. Any additional links or comments welcome.
Bob
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