Hello,
A noon canon was set up in Paris at the
Palais-Royal in 1786. It's been working more or
less regularly for a century, giving Paris time.
It was stopped in 1911 when France adopted GMT as
official time. Abandoned for years, it was
replaced in 1975. But as far as I know it never
worked very well and it was stolen a few years
ago.
A paper in the french journal "L'Astronomie" in
1979 gives all the details. I can send you a copy
if you like.
Best regards
Jean-Paul Cornec
7 Rue Guy Ropartz
22300 LANNION
FRANCE
48°44'24" N - 3°27'26"W
Tel : 33.(0)2.96.48.02.69
e-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> De : Antonio Calossi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> A : [email protected]
> Objet : Noon cannons
> Date : jeudi 17 septembre 1998 00:21
>
> I'm looking for historical informations about
sundial cannons.
> Any advices would be appreciated,thank you.
>
> All best,
>
> Antonio Calossi
> 43 33' N 11 02' E
