13 Dec. 1998 I posted a query last week regarding an antique sundial engraved "Vaack Symmes". I also contacted email addresses of people named Symmes and one responded with the conclusion that since the coordinates are E,W,S,N it must have been made in an English-speaking country. I am embarrassed to say this never occurred to me and now seems so obvious -- but, does anyone know whether non-English-speaking countries adopted the same coordinate markings or, were they typically in the local language which would be slightly different. Given the 51 degree latitude, I am specifically curious about Belgium and Germany.
Thanks again, John Hastings
