Mac Oglesby wrote:
> The October, 1997 issue of "Sky & Telescope" has a picture on p.48 of a
> fine porcelain sundial which has marks for a 10-hour day, with each hour
> having 100 minutes. There is no mention of where the dial is presently
> located, but the photo is labeled "Museum of Fine Arts." The article is
> "Time and the Amateur Astronomer" by Alan M. MacRobert.
Yes, that French Revolutionary era dial also appears on the cover
of _Sky and Telescope_, January, 1982, issue. Therein, on page 16,
you'll find an article ("A Bit of Porcelin") -- with close-up photos
-- about this dial, written by R. Newton Mayall. The dial was (still
is?) in the collection at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.
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Mark Gingrich [EMAIL PROTECTED] San Leandro, California
