Re: sundial taxonomy

2000-02-28 Thread fer j. de vries
PROTECTED]; sundial@rrz.uni-koeln.de Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2000 6:11 PM Subject: Re: sundial taxonomy As an alternative approach we could get round this by specifying the angles of universality. e.g., UNIVERSAL 60°N - 10°S. This is a more scientific way of doing it. Again, I look

Re: sundial taxonomy

2000-02-27 Thread Patrick Powers
Message text written by Sara Schechner As an alternative approach we could get round this by specifying the angles of universality. e.g., UNIVERSAL 60°N - 10°S I would go with this. I don't like the idea of something being 'partly universal'. It seems to me things are either universal or

Re: sundial taxonomy

2000-02-27 Thread John Davis
] - Original Message - From: Patrick Powers [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sundial sundial@rrz.uni-koeln.de Sent: 27 February 2000 20:28 Subject: Re: sundial taxonomy Message text written by Sara Schechner As an alternative approach we could get round this by specifying the angles of universality

Re: sundial taxonomy

2000-02-27 Thread T. M. Taudin-Chabot
I don't like the idea of something being 'partly universal'. It seems to me things are either universal or they are not. Perhaps 'limited universal' will do, or 'universal within limits'? - Thibaud Taudin-Chabot 52°18'19.85 North

Re: sundial taxonomy

2000-02-27 Thread Warren Thom
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Patrick Powers [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sundial sundial@rrz.uni-koeln.de Sent: 27 February 2000 20:28 Subject: Re: sundial taxonomy Message text written by Sara Schechner As an alternative approach we could get round

sundial taxonomy

2000-02-26 Thread Sara Schechner
Hi Everyone, I too have been watching the discussion on so-called azimuth sundials and have been concerned about the confusion in terminology. I want to second remarks made by Gianni Ferrari and John Davis. I think it is useful to divide sundials into major classes based on what parameters of