At 10:15 14/10/1999 -0700, David R. Gagnon wrote: >Dear Anton > >Regarding the use of the Schmoyer sundial in the Southern hemisphere: >There are no markings cast-in on the sundial castings except for the >name of Richard L. Schmoyer on the backside of the gnomon and a motto >around the perimeter of the casting for the large base of the dial. >The markings could therefore be placed in reverse order by an owner in >the Southern hemisphere. I believe that the gnomon could then be placed >upside-down in the latitude crescent to make the dial correct. Someone >please correct me if this is wrong. Thinking about this one makes me a >little dizzy! > >At 10:15 AM 10/12/99 +0200, you wrote: >>>> Hank de Wit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> Would it be easy to Southern Hemispherize it?
Thanks Dave and David and Anton for your thoughts on using the Schmoyer sundial in the Southern hemisphere. This sounds about right to me. I have a Universal Ring Dial which appears to use the gnomon in a similar way to the Schmoyer sundial. All I had to do to southern hemespherize that was to flip the gnomon. I think hour markings were also reversed but it's been a while since I looked. With the Schmoyer dial that wouldn't be a problem as the hours aren't marked. Cheers Hank Regards Hank de Wit Adelaide Australia <B>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</B>
