... >Another way to solve the gnomon height problem might be to make the inner >ring the June ring, when the sun is highest and the shadow the shortest. The >next ring would be July followed by May, August, April, Sept, March, Oct, >Feb, Nov, Jan, and December as the outer ring. This ring order would place >those summer short shadow months closest to the gnomon and the winter long >shadow months further out. This ring arrangement would increase the number >of hours where the shadow crosses the date lines and make the dial more >functional.
How about making concentric rings for each declination, the innermost for +23.44 and the outermost for -23.44 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Thibaud Taudin-Chabot 52°18'19.85" North 04°51'09.45" East home email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (attachments max. 500kB; for larger attachments contact me first)
