At 06:43 AM 8/16/98 -0700, you wrote: >It's been entirely too quiet on this mailing list lately... > >> A SAILOR WHO SLEPT IN THE SUN, >> WOKE TO FIND HIS ZIPPER UNDONE. >> HE REMARKED WITH A SMILE, >> "I'LL BE DARNED, A SUNDIAL, >> AND IT'S NOW A QUARTER PAST ONE!" > >I hope we get some serious correspondence going here sometime soon, >before I feel obligated to post something worse. > >Pete S. >
How did he know the time exactly? Do we have information on his latitude? Was the gnomon angle correct for that latitude? Would his sundial work at a different latitude without adjusting the slope of the reclining position? What physiological manoeuvres would have been required to achieve the correct gnomonal angle? Presumable this type of sundial would be practically useless at latitudes say above 66 degrees North. Michael Koblic, Quesnel BC
