Thanks John
I agree entirely!
Andrew
From: john.pick...@bigpond.com [mailto:john.pick...@bigpond.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2018 10:08 PM
To: and...@lucastes.co.uk
Subject: Re: The utility of sundials today.
Hi Andrew,
Paper maps: I recall Gene Kranz (NASA Mission
of day”!
For determination of time we should, perhaps, consider the Lon Now Clock.
Regards
Andrew Pettit
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> A sundial is a timing device entirely driven by solar power and has an
> automatic and precise reset after powerfailure... ;-)
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Subject: Re: The utility of sundials today.
A sundial is a timing device entirely driven by solar power and has an
automatic and precise reset after powerfailure... ;-)
At 20:26 14-1-2018, Willy Leenders wrote:
When I talk about sundials, I get the question: "What utilit
A sundial is a timing device entirely driven by solar power and has
an automatic and precise reset after powerfailure... ;-)
At 20:26 14-1-2018, Willy Leenders wrote:
When I talk about sundials, I get the question: "What utility can
sundials have today?"
In order to be able to give an
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Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2018 12:34:56 -0800
From: BRIAN ALBINSON <brianalbin...@shaw.ca>
To: Willy Leenders <willy.leend...@telenet.be>
Willy
I think what utility is the wrong question.
At a time when all watches were mechanical, and a reliable watch wasn't
affordable to all, I sometimes used a portable sundial, a compass-oriented
tablet-dial made from corrugated cardboard and typewriter-paper, with
sewing-thread as the gnomon.
No doubt the more easily built Regiomontanus dial
Meanwhile in France...
According to a recent opinion poll, the monumental sundial of Perpignan
(SOLART2) made it into the top 3 of worst/ugliest roundabouts in the
country. It's also the largest in Europe.
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