I certainly am a potential subscriber. I have always admired it, unfortunately only from pictures.
Ron Sterne Vancouver, B.C.
From: Peter Mayer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Sundial Mail List" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Olquest or Suniver? - Sunquest or Oliver Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 11:26:05 +0930 On May 12th Tony Moss wrote: > It's been staring me in the face every time I >opened Frank Cousins' book but I've only just noticed it with the new >interest in the Schmoyer/Sunquest dial. > >Apart from the gnomon shape the basic structure of the Schmoyer/Sunquest >(p.190) and the Oliver dial (p.186) is identical if these line drawings >are to be believed. But wait! - even the securing wingnuts are in >identical positions in both illustrations! > >Is this an Oliver frame with a Sunquest gnomon? or a Sunquest frame with >an Oliver gnomon? > >Or just an illustrator who hoped nobody would notice? [Our server was recently changed, so this posting has been sitting, safely in Koeln, waiting for me to resubscribe...!] I've always assumed that it was a Sunquest frame 'recycled' by a 'resourceful' illustrator! Interest in the topic suggested something slightly different to me, to wit: I wonder how many other dialists there are, who like myself, have always wanted to own a Schmoyer dial? Could the financial problem of putting them back into production be eased, if not solved, if those who want one -- assuming the price was 'within reason' -- 'subscribed' in advance? cheers, Peter Mayer ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Mayer | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Politics Department | [EMAIL PROTECTED] University of Adelaide | 'phone:+61.8 8303 5606/5610 Adelaide, SA 5005 | FAX: (+61.8) 8303 3446 AUSTRALIA | ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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