Hi Everyone, Unfortunately, and I mean unfortunately, the excellent "Universe in Your Hands" exhibit on sundials and astrolabes is in the original part of the Adler Planetarium which is closed off now for refurbishing (I think until October). The new part doesn't cover the topic much. Incidentally, I was very disappointed that the old dome with the Zeiss projector is closed during the same interval--however, I was pleasantly surprised to see that the new Sky Theater dome, with everything computer generated, was really great, as were the updated exhibits and the cafe with the beautiful lakefront view.
The Chicago Botanical Gardens also has a large dial very similar to the Moore dial. During the NASS conference a couple of years ago, we saw an analemmatic dial and a brand new polar dial in Highland Park, but that was about all around here. I don't recall the directions to those, but if you can get to a suburb and would like, let me know and I'll dig through the NASS Compendiums and see if I can get some directions. It would be a drive, though. For its size, there doesn't seem to be much in the way of public sundials in Chicago. The next nearest thing is the Time Museum in Rockford, but that's a 90-minute trip each way, though a worthwhile one. Ron Doerfler Bill Walton wrote: > > At 08:15 PM 4/19/99 +0200, you wrote: > >Dear dialists > >I will visit Chicago next week for my job, and I would like to know if you > >would recommend some nice sundials somewhere in this town. > >Thanks a lot. > >François Blateyron > > François and all, > > A visit to Chicago should include a visit to the Adler Planetarium where > you may see a Henry Moore (Equatorial) Sundial at least 2 metres in > diameter in front of the building. Inside there is an exhibit, "The > Universe in Your Hands," that demonstrates, among other things, how > sundials work. The Adler also houses the largest collection of Antique > Sundials in North America, but one would have to make an appointment to see > it. I'm sure other dialists will have other sundials to recommend in the > Chicago area. Have a great visit. > > Bill
