Re: Capuchin Dials

2017-05-10 Thread Michael Ossipoff
Hi Peter-- Thanks for the reply and info. Yes, I hope that Fred Sawyer will post about the derivation of the construction of the Capuchin and Universal Capuchin dials. Fred, would you paste some of your lecture material, about that, into a list e-mail here? Michael Ossipoff On Wed, May 10

Re: Capuchin Dials

2017-05-10 Thread Peter Mayer
, declination and latitude. But that isn't how medieval astronomers &/or dialists arrived at the construction of the Capuchin dials. Michael Ossipoff On Tue, May 9, 2017 at 4:13 PM, Michael Ossipoff <email9648...@gmail.com <mailto:email9648...@gmail.com>> wrote: Thank

Re: Construction-Principle of Capuchin & Universal Capuchin Dials

2017-05-10 Thread Michael Ossipoff
_3_angc.pdf > > Of course, it isn't quite simple but, perhaps, you will find some interest > in these articles. > > Best regards > > Yvon > > > Le 09/05/2017 20:50, sundial-requ...@uni-koeln.de a écrit : > >> >> I'm not asking about the *instructions *for construct

Re: Construction-Principle of Capuchin & Universal Capuchin Dials

2017-05-10 Thread Yvon Massé
quite simple but, perhaps, you will find some interest in these articles. Best regards Yvon Le 09/05/2017 20:50, sundial-requ...@uni-koeln.de a écrit : I'm not asking about the *instructions *for constructing Capuchin and Universal Capuchin dials. I'm asking about the principle

Construction-Principle of Capuchin & Universal Capuchin Dials???

2017-05-09 Thread Michael Ossipoff
I'm not asking about the *instructions *for constructing Capuchin and Universal Capuchin dials. I'm asking about the principle, the explanation, the justification, for their construction. Some websites have said or implied that it has to do with an orthographic planisphere. I'm familiar