For those who missed it the first time round, here is a
second announcement. Please feel free to cross-post the
attached on other lists or distribute this to friends and
colleagues.
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Meeting Announcement
Call for Papers
The North American Sundial Society will hold its annual
meeting on 11-14 September 1997 in Chicago. Highlights will
include visits to the Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum
(Chicago) and the Time Museum (Rockford) in order to inspect
their early time-finding instruments. A tour of modern
sundials in the Chicago area is also planned. The program
committee invites papers on all aspects of dialling,
including the history, culture, design, fabrication, and
science of sundials. Exhibits and short show-and-tell
demonstrations are also welcome. Abstracts (up to 500
words) must be submitted by June 1st. To submit an
abstract, learn more about the conference, or receive
registration forms, please contact: Sara Schechner Genuth,
Center for History of Physics, American Institute of
Physics, 1 Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740; (301)
209-3166; fax (301) 209-0882; internet [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The North American Sundial Society was established in 1994
and publishes a quarterly journal, "The Compendium," in both
print and digital formats. The first two annual meetings
were held in Washington, D.C. and Toronto. Membership is
international and currently stands at several hundred. For
more information about NASS and membership, please contact:
George McDowell, 24 Indian Lane, One West, Baltimore, MD
21210; telephone (410) 528-1282 and (410) 435-8306; internet
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