Perhaps the addition of a little .wav file with the correct pronunciation
next to the picture file?

At 09:27 9-11-99 -0800, you wrote:
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>Good shot!
>I'd take issue only with 'orrery' (which I'd call OR-reh-ree) and 'nadir' 
>(for which I say NAY-deer).  But it is certainly appropriate to include 
>pronounciations.
>If possible, a diagram or photo of each (major) type of dial would be 
>another help, especially for people like me who think in audio rather 
>than visual terms.  I can remember when, years ago, I first saw an 
>analemmatic dial "in the flesh" at Winterthur Gardens, and being amazed 
>that it worked!  Until then, it was only a theory for me.
>Another thing -- even for the more accomplished:  please include 
>something about the sign of the EOT.  I wish we could all agree on the 
>issue, and the confusion of + or - would disappear.
>
>John
>
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