Dear All, May I suggest another dial that needs no corrections. If one were to use the "antique" hours - the ancient hours of unequal length - but divide up the daylight into fractions (1/4, 1/2, 3/4) or percents (10%, 20%, 30% ...) the dial would indicate how much of the daylight has passed or to go. It would be useful for construction workers, parks open from sunrise to sunset or farmers to estimate the completion of the "days work".
Just a thought, Warren Thom Mac Oglesby wrote: > Some sundials don't need to have their readings related to clock time, and > thus have absolutely no need for any corrections for longitude, equation of > time, or even daylight savings. I offer two examples. Perhaps members of > this List will suggest others.
