Hi all,
In the NASS's magazine "The Compendium" (for June 1998 Vol: 5 Number: 2)
page 1 has an article called: "A NEW FAMILY OF SUNDIALS WITH CONICAL
GNOMON" by Javier Moreno Bores from Madrid, Spain. This article may not
answer your question but it shows a nice way on how to describe and
understand Italian and Babylonian hours.
Roderick Wall.
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At 12:22 PM 6/11/98 +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>Greetings all :
>I'm looking for a geometric construction demonstrating that babylonian and
>italian hours lines are the straight lines we know. I did 'nt find in any
>book the precise reason why these lines must be drawn in this way . I've
>made some effort myself without getting a convincing result. I'd appreciate
>some hint from you.
>
>Thank you
>
>Alberto Nicelli
>Italy ( 45 28' N ; 7 52' E )
>
>
(o o) Roderick Wall
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