RE: Mike Cowham's Sundial Book

2005-10-22 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Mike Cowham et al. Is there a source for this book in U$ Dollars? If so, where, and what is the dollar price? Thanks, Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mac Oglesby Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2005 11:40 AM To: Sundial List

RE: Clickable link to hafir sundial post

2005-10-08 Thread Robert Terwilliger
I think this link might work: http://errortheory.blogspot.com/2005/10/crescent-tower-is-islamic-prayer.htm l -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alec Rawls Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2005 5:52 PM To: sundial@rrz.uni-koeln.de

Unusual Sundial - Update

1999-04-15 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Dear Friends, Fernando Cabral visited the unusual sundial at Randolph Air Force Base in San Antonio Texas recently, and returned with some new photographs, including one showing the new broken part. The dial has been moved to a storage area, and it's future is questionable. The new photos can

Theodolites

1999-04-21 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Dear Fernando, You haven't told us what you want to use the theodolite for. There is a simpler instrument that can be used to determine vertical and horizontal angles called a transit. They are often used on farms for laying out fence lines and drainage etc. They do not have the precision of

Decimal points and precision of time (off topic)

1999-05-31 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Message text written by INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you are British Airways, the time is 0925 Zulu, and a jolly good morning to you. If you are United, it's about half past nine, and you all have a nice day. If you are Red Centre Air Services, it's almost the end of May, and she'll be

Easter Calculator

1999-06-11 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Dear Friends, Somebody recently posted a link to a text page about Easter and other ecclesiastical dates. On another page at that site there is what appears to be a very detailed and inclusive calculator: http://www.smart.net/~mmontes/ec-cal.html Bob Terwilliger

New NASS Pages on the World Wide Web

1999-06-22 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Dear Friends, The North American Sundial Society is pleased to announce its new domain and Home Page on the World Wide Web. We are releasing the URL to members of The Sundial Mailing List so they can get a preview. Please visit the site and send any comments or corrections to the Webmaster

NASS Message Board

1999-07-01 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Dear Friends, The preview of the new NASS Web site has received over 400 hits since it was announced here on the Sundial Mailing List. Thanks to all for your positive response. Special thanks to Mac Oglesby and Peter Abrahams for helping me with colors and layout. The promised 'Message

Femininity and dialing

1999-07-03 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Richard Mallett wrote: It is good to know that there is some female interest in your [NASS] Web page. The BSS is too heavily masculine, so perhaps we need to emphasize the artistic aspects of dialling a little more. I agree, and if you review the illustrations of the sundial proposed

Raised numerals on sundials

1999-07-04 Thread Robert Terwilliger
As a follow up to others who have posted about the difficulty of using raised numerals on sundials, not only will the shadow sneak among the numerals, the numerals themselves will cast their own shadows leading to confusion. This is a good reason to avoid the the bronze casting process used in

QuickBASIC

1999-09-20 Thread Robert Terwilliger
On the topic of using BASIC to write sundial programs... I have used Microsoft QuickBASIC to to write a number of programs, including some for sundials. In a recent computer crash QB vanished from my system, and I cannot find the original installation disks. Perhaps some reader of this list has

Thanks on the QuickBASIC request

1999-09-21 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Dear Friends, My thanks to everyone who responded to my request for the QuickBASIC installation disks. I still had the essential files, but there are some libraries and other incidentals that were missing. What I still need are the actual installation disks. (Qbasic and QuickBASIC are different

QuickBASIC - The Final Chapter

1999-09-22 Thread Robert Terwilliger
My problem with QuickBASIC has been solved. Both Luke Coletti and Paolo Gregorio zipped up all five installation disks and uploaded them to their FTP sites. My special thanks to Luke, Paolo, and to Tom McHugh who offered, and to the other subscribers to the list who put up with this personal

The NASS Registry of North American Sundials

1999-09-23 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Dear Friends, The North American Sundial Society Web site continues to expand. We have recently put the NASS Registry of North American Sundials on-line. The Registry now includes over 250 sundials sorted by state or province - but we are sure there are many more to be found, and our data on

The 1999 NASS Conference

1999-10-27 Thread Robert Terwilliger
be preferred, but the postal service is acceptable. Please include a SASE if you wish them returned. PLEASE address any email correspondence to me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or use the Webmaster email link on the site. The CompuServe address I use for this list is ungainly. Robert Terwilliger 2963 Bird

Creating .prn files for a plotter

2000-04-04 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Hi All, Here is a way to produce .prn plotter files directly from DeltaCad, or any CAD Program. These directions are for Windows98, but they should adapt to other Windows versions. Go to Control Panel | Printers. Select Add Printer, and follow the Wizard to install a Local Printer. From the

More on .prn files

2000-04-05 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Hi All, I don't know how much help I can be with plot files beyond how to produce them. I have never actually plotted one. I have used them as an intermediate format for line drawings created in a proprietary format so they can be imported into a word processor. I will try to address some of

Re: Your Dial

2000-04-06 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Hi All, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Clyde, I believe what you are describing is a polar dial. It is what a horizontal dial would look like if it were made for the equator. The Lyman Briggs dial at the national bureau of standards is a polar dial. I think you will have no trouble finding

More on Plotting and Printing

2000-04-08 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Hi All, I hope someone will be able to clarify the differences between HPGL, prn, and plt files, and how they are meant to be used. HPGL and prn are both text based files. Here is a snip from a HPGL file. The commands PU and PD stand for Pen Up and Pen Down respectively. It would be logical

A Comment and a Question

2000-04-12 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Hi All, Comment: I think the problem with rotating or skewing text in graphics files could be solved if the text character entities could be converted into the vector lines and curves which make them up. I don't think this is easy to do with True Type fonts. Question: Is there a source, or

Re: analemmatic program fotos

2000-08-08 Thread Robert Terwilliger
John Carmichael wrote: Does a sundial generator program exist for analemmatics? Also, my client would like to see some photographs of existing analemmatic dials. Would any of you happen to know where I can download some fotos? Hi John, Go to the NASS Links page. Look in the top of the

Re: Sculptural presence of analemmatic dial

2000-08-12 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Hi All, Roger Bailey wrote: I also agree with Sara Schechner's comment that analemmatic dials often lack a sculptural presence. They do need features to draw the eye in. A proposal I have made to a local parks committee combines an analemmatic dial with a medicine wheel. While not

NASS Conference

2000-08-16 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Hi All, This is a little late, but I hope anyone who will be attending the NASS conference with a camera will keep the NASS Website in mind. I would like photos of the speakers and exhibitors, preferably with any exhibits they have brought. Also general pictures including meals, the exhibit

The north magnetic pole

2000-12-03 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Hi, To back up any discussion of why one should not use a compass to determine true north when aligning a sundial, there is an interesting illustration and text about the position of the north magnetic pole on The Astronomy Picture of the Day at: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

More on the 2000 NASS Conference

2000-12-09 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Hi all, Those of you who attended the sixth annual NASS conference in San Francisco may recall that Prof. Charles Benton, the fellow who demonstrated the Heliodon also took an aerial photograph of the group with a camera suspended from a kite. This photograph has been put on the NASS Website as

Viewing the moon

2000-02-07 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Dear Friends, With respect for the danger of directly viewing the sun, is there any way to view the moon when it is near new, and the sun is high in the sky? Bob Terwilliger

Dennis di Cicco's Image

2000-02-14 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Dear Friends, I once read Dennis di Cicco's description of his superb analemma image in which he points out that the foreground was put in later. He mentioned that there are two clues to this in the image. Both involve the sun, neither are technical. Can you find them? Bob Terwilliger

The de Cicco photograph

2000-02-15 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Hi All, It was my understanding that the analemma against the blue sky was the original image, then the foreground was pasted in from some completely different sources. Mr. de Cicco pointed out that - as Ron mentioned - the shadow of the chimney is going the wrong way. Once the shadow is wrong,

NASS membership

2000-01-14 Thread Robert Terwilliger
enthusiasts should also note that our least expensive membership is the option for The Digital Compendium delivered via email. A bargain at $20, and no shipping charges apply. Membership details are below. http://sundials.org Robert Terwilliger NASS Webmaster [EMAIL PROTECTED] = Annual

NASS Website

2000-01-28 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Dear Friends, The NASS Website continues to expand. The NASS Register of North American Sundials now includes an increasing number of illustrations and links to external pages for those dials presented. Please take a look. Readers of this list are encouraged to send in photos or descriptions of

Longitude, the miniseries

2000-07-10 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Hi All, In case you missed it, the four hour show on Longitude will be shown again on AE. 8 to 12 pm Tuesday July 11. Be sure to see it. Bob

Re: Nought at noon

2000-07-18 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Hi All, Steve Lelievre wrote: I have recently seen a couple of dials which use a nought (a digit zero) in place of XII,... I've never seen this done on a clock,... I am a clockmaker. I have repaired a lot of clocks and I have never seen it on a clock either. I suggest that the proximity

The end of a sundial

2000-06-05 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Dear Friends, The list has been a little slow lately, so how about something completely different? There have been a number of messages posted here about the construction of sundials, but never one about the destruction of a sundial. Due to its deterioration over the past three years and the

A New Page For DeltaCad programs

2000-06-06 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Dear Friends, There is a new page on the NASS Web site dedicated to the exchange of DeltaCad programs and routines for drawing sundials. The page currently has eleven programs by Ron Anthony, Fer de Vries, and Steve Lelievre. They are organized from simple to more complex so that a beginner can

More about watches

2000-03-14 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Dear Friends, Since The topic of watches has been broached, I would like to point you to a watch dealer's page which includes excellent photographs of early watches - watches which were set from sundials since in many cases that was the only source of time available. The URL takes you to the

A new sundial generator

2000-03-24 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Dear Friends, There is a new sundial generator online that is one of the most interesting I have seen. It was done in java and javascript by Robin Walker, a Junior Bursar at Queens' College, Cambridge UK, and is based on the famous dial overlooking the Old Court at Queens' College. The

DeltaCad

2000-03-26 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Hi Ron and All, I would like to express an interest in the $29.95 + 4.95 shipping DeltaCad offer. If there are 9 more takers, we can place the order. In the meantime, I would like to see an example of a program written in their Basic programming language - just to see how the syntax looks. If

DeltaCad

2000-03-28 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Dear Friends, Thanks to Ron Anthony and Steve Lelievre for sending me programs they wrote for DeltaCad BASIC. Both programs included algorithms provided by Fer de Vries. While no expert, I have had some experience with BASIC programming for sundials, starting with GWBASIC, then moving to

The 2000 NASS Conference

2000-09-12 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Hi All, An illustrated review of the 2000 NASS conference in San Francisco, including the sundial tour, is on the NASS Website. Bob Terwilliger

The Equinox

2000-09-19 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Hi All, Maria wrote: As the equinox September 22 approaches are there any measurements that would-be sundial makers should be taking? I recall a few comments about the unique qualities of shadows on this date. There is one interesting thing you can do which doesn't even involve that messy

Re: vertical gnomon sundial fotos

2000-09-07 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Hi All, Thanks to Jean-Paul CORNEC for sending the URL to the photo of the Abbey of Mont-Saint-Michele. I hope everyone hit the little back arrow below the photo because it leads to a very good index page about this fascinating dialing event - with many more photos. Here is a direct link to the

Commercial Offerings

2001-02-22 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Dear Friends, Over the years, I have noted that members of this group have followed the usual mailing list etiquette prohibiting posting messages which have commercial content. I wonder how the group feels about opening the forum to allow members to post messages offering items or services for

Commercial Offerings and Stanley London

2001-02-25 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Dear Friends, I guess the Commercial Offerings question has been settled as No. It seemed like a good idea. With regards to Jerome Goggins' message about Stanley London, I have one of the dials they offer and it is a cheap Indian-made affair. What would you expect for the price? Go to their

Re: Time Zones

2001-03-27 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Harriet James wrote: The NASS dialist's companion gives the meridians for US time zones as: Atlantic 60° W Eastern 75° W Central 90°W Mountain 105° W Pacific 120°W Do all Americans adhere to these time zones, or are some like the French who like to be one

Re: Time Zones

2001-03-27 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Harriet James wrote: The NASS dialist's companion gives the meridians for US time zones as: Atlantic 60° W Eastern 75° W Central 90°W Mountain 105° W Pacific 120°W Do all Americans adhere to these time zones, or are some like the French who like to be one

The Equinox

2001-03-30 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Hi All, The Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 30 has an interesting photo taken the day after the equinox: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html Bob Terwilliger

A unique and attractive Standard Time dial

2001-04-01 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Hi All, This message is being sent to both mailing lists. I apologize for any redundancy. I have added some pages to the NASS site which illustrate and describe the Richard Schmoyer Sunquest, a unique and attractive equatorial dial that indicates Standard Time. The pages give details of its

My polyhedral dial

2001-04-12 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Dear friends, I took some photographs of my polyhedral dial and put them online where they can be compared with photos of the dial in the Museum in Florence. The pages are image intensive, but the main page only contains two ordinary images so you can take a quick look without exploring the

Re: need BSS NASS digital logos

2001-05-16 Thread Robert Terwilliger
John - and everyone who has a Web page, I have recently added a page with a little NASS icon you can use and the HTML code for linking to the NASS site. You will find a link to the new page in the right frame of the main page. http://sundials.org Bob Terwilliger John Carmichael wrote:

Re: Well, could anyone help getting start?

2001-07-06 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Hi Rui, Welcome to the Sundial Mailing List, and the fascinating world of sundials. Here are some places to start. The North American Sundial Society: http://sundials.org See the FAQ page for some suggestions on books and answers to the other questions you asked. Also browse the Links page

Re: Well, could anyone help getting start?

2001-07-08 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Dear Rui et. al., Thierry van Steenberghe wrote: Bom dia, Rui! In addition to the excellent links that Bob sent you, I'd like to point out also the British Sundial Society: http://www.sundialsoc.org.uk I apologize for overlooking the BSS site in my message to Rui. Peter Scott has put

Request for help - analemmatic dial

2001-08-13 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Hi Dialists, Can anybody in the Philadelphia area help this lady? Hi Bob - I work for the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society and we have a community project where we are hoping to create an analemmatic dial. We would like the child's shadow to show the time. Could you be of any assistance in

The Tower of the Winds

2001-08-24 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Hi, Can anyone provide bibliographical references concerning the technical aspects of the sundials on the Tower of the Winds in Athens? Thanks, Bob

The NASS Conference

2001-09-10 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Hi All, I'm sorry I will not be with those of you who will be attending the NASS Conference this weekend. I hope everyone taking their digital cameras will keep the NASS website in mind and send me copies of their efforts for possible inclusion in the Conference retrospective. Accompanying

Re: Whats the time, where am I, whats on telly?

2002-02-13 Thread Robert Terwilliger
A.Brown wrote: ... a Sun referenced satellite finder This is a page included on the NASS Link page. I think he is doing what you want to do. http://www.sundialsetup.com/ Bob Terwilliger NASS Webmaster Fellow dial list Sun worshipers come in all guises, my relative living in

Re: message from the listowner:

2002-03-07 Thread Robert Terwilliger
List members, I would like to cast my vote for the old system of replying to messages. Being able to send a personal reply to the sender gives the opportunity to easily and confidentially make a point to the sender that that properly should not be shared with the group. The difficulty of

Re: Qumran Sundial

2002-03-10 Thread Robert Terwilliger
All, There is a link about the Qumran sundial on the NASS Links page: http://www.jpost.com/com/Archive/14.Apr.1997/News/Article-8.html There used to be another link to an article in The Biblical Archaeology Review which contended that the artifact was not a sundial. Bob fwsawyer wrote:

Recent Eclipse

2002-06-12 Thread Robert Terwilliger
A nice view of the June 10 eclipse can be seen here today (Wednesday). http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html Tomorrow, click Archives or the Bob -

Kitt Peak Sundial

2002-06-12 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Dialists, John Carmichael's proposal for the McMath-Pierce solar telescope sundial has been put on The NASS Web pages. The pages are intended to follow the project as it progresses. Click on Links / Featured Links. The proposal is in PDF format. http://sundials.org Bob Terwilliger NASS

Re: Monumental Statistics?

2002-06-16 Thread Robert Terwilliger
fer j. de vries wrote: What do you think of the dial in France at Mont St. Michel? Here is a link: http://maget.maget.free.fr/SiteMont/ Bob Terwilliger -

Re: Thew patent dial

2002-09-11 Thread Robert Terwilliger
There is a large Thew Patent sundial - inspired by a design from Robert Adzema's The Great Sundial Cutout Book - illustrated in the NASS online sundial register. Click on the link below, then Connecticut. Look for Branford #390 http://sundials.org/registry/ Bob Terwilliger -

Re: Anti-sundial

2002-09-20 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Regards, Bob Terwilliger Edley McKnight wrote: Hi Shadow Watchers, Karen's article has proved quite popular. I've sent out quite a few copies. I've sent a copy to Robert Terwilliger who says he will put it up on the NASS links for folks to download. Since he is being so kind, I'm

Re: Sundials on the moon

2002-09-29 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Below is a link to the Martian sundial. The designers included Bill Nye, the Science Guy and or own Woody Sullivan. I think I recall that the dial was never delivered. Perhaps someone knows more about it. http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap990428.html Bob Terwilliger -

Interesting new site

2002-10-12 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Dialists, A link to an interesting new site turned up way down on the NASS Message Board. The site offers a number of solar calculations. I wonder what the group thinks of it as an asset for dialists. Sustainable By Design http://www.susdesign.com/design-tools.html Regards, Bob Terwilliger

RE: NASS 2002 meeting in Tucson

2002-12-04 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Mac, Thanks for the plug! Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mac Oglesby Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 7:26 AM To: sundial@rrz.uni-koeln.de Subject: NASS 2002 meeting in Tucson Hello All, If you weren't able to

New online sundial generator

2002-12-05 Thread Robert Terwilliger
The link below was recently submitted for inclusion with the NASS Links. I am currently overhauling the Links pages so it may be a few weeks before it appears. In the meantime, I thought the group might be interested. http://ocho.uwaterloo.ca/~pfieguth/Software/Sundial/sundial.html Bob

RE: pin-holes and sundials in New York

2002-12-07 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Title: Message Gianni, Good find! I have sent a message to theNew York Hall of Sciencerequesting more information on their very interesting dial. I will post any reply here. Bob Terwilliger Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: 3-D gnomon for Polar Dial

2002-12-09 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Title: Message Mac, Bill, John, Pete, et. al. Mac is to be commended for bringing the questionJohn Close posted on the NASS message boardto the attention of the mailing list. If John is not a member of this list, a discussion here may provide the information he needs. The purpose of the

New email address and Web site URL

2003-04-12 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Dear Colleagues, My Internet Service Provider gave me 25 days notice that they were going out of business. I have acquired my own domain. Effective immediately my email address is: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The URL of my Web page is: http://www.twigsdigs.com/ If you have web pages that linked to

A sundial at the rebuilt World Trade Center?

2003-03-09 Thread Robert Terwilliger
On the Discovery Channel last night there was an hour long show titled Rebuilding Ground Zero The description from TV Guide online: Detailing the rebuilding process at what has become known as Ground Zero, the 16-acre area of New York City where the World Trade Center was destroyed. One of the

Sunrise Analemma photo

2003-03-20 Thread Robert Terwilliger
There is another Sunrise Analemma photo on Astronomy Picture of the Day today: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap030320.html And here's a link to the analemma I made in 1966: http://www.shadow.net/~bobt/office/office.htm Bob Terwilliger [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.shadow.net/ -

RE: duomo di Milano

2003-07-04 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Title: Message There is one excellent site on the NASS links page whichhas photographsof pinholeprojections of the sun on various meridiansduring the solar eclipse of 1996.http://www.nauticoartiglio.lu.it/almanacco/Aa_ecli_13.ht There used to beanother excellent page on meridians but

Total Lunar Eclipse

2003-05-11 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Title: Message Here's a link about the lunar eclipse:http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/extra/TLE2003May15.htmlFinal reminder:My new email and web page addresses;[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://twigsdigs.com Best,Bob Terwilliger

Lunar eclipse redux

2003-05-21 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Title: Message Neat picture. http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap030521.html Bob

NASS Register photo index

2003-10-01 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Title: Message A photo index has been added to The NASS Register of North American Sundials. Now you can browse all 274 photos in the register on thumbnail pages. Each thumbnail links to the full size image. Go to the Register and click on "Photo Index" in the right frame.

RE: Sundial bridges

2003-10-06 Thread Robert Terwilliger
See this website about the Turtle Bay Sundial Bridge. Follow the link to the Official Web Page http://www.calatrava.info/viewWork.asp?ID=17 Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Megan Paris Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 4:22 PM To:

RE: Analemmatic sundials and DeltaCad

2003-09-01 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Ken, How do you output the text file of the x, y coordinates in DeltaCad for layout? All three of the NASS DeltaCad analemmatic macros automatically output text files of the x, y coordinates. The name of the file is given after the macro executes and can be found in the same directory as the

RE: Sundials in Greece

2003-09-03 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Title: Message Please don't forget the beautiful dials on the so-called 'Tower of the Winds' in Athens. From the NASS links page: http://sundials.org/links/local/tower/tower.htm Be sure to click on the Google search. Bob Terwilliger -Original Message-From: [EMAIL

Speaker wanted

2004-04-17 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Title: Message I received the message below today. If you are interested in giving a talk at the National Clock and Watch Museum, please respond directly to Ms Kopko === Hello Bob, As the Museum Education Specialist at the National Watch Clock Museum, I am looking for a person to

RE: Schmoyer Sunquest

2004-04-19 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Those of you who are not familiar with the beautiful Schmoyer Sunquest should see this NASS page: http://sundials.org/links/local/schmoyer/schmoyer.htm Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004

RE: Schmoyer

2004-04-20 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Tony Moss wrote: ...there is a fully-finished version of the Schmoyer Sunquest (mirror polished on all non-calibrated surfaces) on display in the Time Gallery of the South Kensington Science Museum... Here is a link to this dial (Including a photo of Tony himself!):

The Mars sundial

2004-01-04 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Title: Message Spirit had landed, and the first extraterrestrial sundial is on the surface of Mars. See the NASS Links page: http://sundials.org/links/ Bob Terwilliger NASS Webmaster

The Mars Sundial

2004-01-06 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Title: Message Today'sAstronomy Picture of the Day is a view from the rover camera which shows the sundial in situ. Click on the link to Martian sundial for some good photos of the dial itself. http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap040106.html Bob Terwilliger [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Two Worlds, One Sun

2004-01-10 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Title: Message Astronomy Picture of the Day http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap040110.html Bob

RE: Two Worlds, One Sun

2004-01-10 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Website: http://www.sundialsculptures.comStained Glass Sundials Website: http://advanceassociates.com/Sundials/Stained_Glass - Original Message - From: Robert Terwilliger To: 'Sundial Mailing List' Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2004 4:52 AM Subject: Two

RE: Two Worlds, One Sun (What time is it on Mars?)

2004-01-10 Thread Robert Terwilliger
: http://advanceassociates.com/Sundials/Stained_Glass - Original Message - From: Robert Terwilliger To: 'Sundial Mailing List' Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2004 4:52 AM Subject: Two Worlds, One Sun Astronomy Picture

The Analemma

2004-06-21 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Title: Message Astronomy picture of the day is another look at the time-lapse photograph of the analemma over Ancient Nemea in Greece. I was pleasantly surprised to find that if you click on the text "mark the position", you will be taken from Greece to to my office in South Florida. Click

The NASS Website

2004-03-14 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Title: Message The NASS website arrived at its new ISP today. Same URL: http://sundials.org Some areas are not ready yet. They are listed on the home page and the list will be updated as the migration continues. My thanks to Mac Oglesby, Uno Kurvet, and Dave Bell for their assistance.

Reply Options

2004-03-19 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Title: Message Please do not revert to the awkwardand troublesomeoption of having the list be the default address for replies. Bob Terwilliger

The NASS Message Board

2004-03-20 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Title: Message Friends of the NASS Website, The NASS Message Board is finally in place. It looks just like the old one, and that's one reason why it took so long. There are minor changes, but also hints to help you. Since we could not migrate the oldmessages, Mac Oglesby downloaded the

Bad News and Good from the NASS Website

2004-05-19 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Title: Message The Bad news first: Due to a flood of objectionable messages, the NASS Message Board has been temporarily taken off-line.Those of you who monitor or contribute to the Board and have it bookmarked will not be able to access it at the URL you have been using. We will try to

A new NASS Forum

2004-07-04 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Title: Message The NASS Message Board has been replaced by a new NASS Forum. The Forum offers more options than the Board, and I expect these features will prove useful - both for communication between dialists andto provide an interface between ourselves and the general public. To avoid

RE: Turtle Bay Sundial Bridge opens

2004-07-05 Thread Robert Terwilliger
The dial is included in the NASS Register of North American sundials. California / Redding / #518 http://sundials.org/registry/ Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gordon Uber Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2004 5:33 PM To: Sundial List

RE: Earliest Sundial

2005-01-30 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Mario Arnaldi sent the link to the Epact site below. I wonder if everybody knows that you can click on the image on the Epact site and get a bigger image. You can then click on that image and get one that is even bigger! Bob

Diptych Sundial

2005-02-24 Thread Robert Terwilliger
There's an "Ivory Diptych Sundial signed 'Albrecht Karner 1662'"on eBay. Item number: 7301518878 or: http://makeashorterlink.com/?Z3DE21C8A Bob

Time-lapse photography

2005-03-05 Thread Robert Terwilliger
I recently did an experiment with time-lapse photography of a gnomon's shadow throughout a full day using an ordinary Web Cam and some software I use on my weather site. Some of you will recognize the gnomon as the one used on my Hot Tub Dial. I do not present this as a work of art, or even

RE: Rare books

2005-03-08 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Jim, Try: Jeff Weber Rare Books PO Box 3368, Glendale, California 91221-0368 TELEPHONE: 323-344-9332 (direct or messages) FAX: 323-344-9267 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.bookmarque.net/abaalinks.cfm?Dealer=weber Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Sundial images

2005-03-09 Thread Robert Terwilliger
The results of the 1996 Internet Ray tracing Competition, the theme of which was 'Time' can be found at:http://www.irtc.org/stills/1996-06-30/view.html Many of the images include sundials. The page consists of thumbnails which link to images which are of pretty good size, so this link is

RE: Normandy / Brittany sundials / observatory ?

2005-04-04 Thread Robert Terwilliger
See this link: http://maget.maget.free.fr/SiteMont/ Bob Terwilliger http://maget.maget.free.fr/SiteMont/ -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard Mallett Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 2:34 PM To: robic.joel Cc: Sundial Mail List

The posts on the size of an analemmic dial deserve to be edited into an article

2005-04-11 Thread Robert Terwilliger
This list has again proved its valuewith the discussion of thedimensionsof an analemmatic dial. It is obvious that many membersindependently considered it worthwhile to seek a solution, and note that many ofthe memberswho offered solutions - through a variety of approaches - are among

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