[EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Carmichael) writes: > The first dial I found is a beautiful "bow tie" dial designed by Luke > Colletti <www.gcstudio.com/images/parkdial.jpg>.
I agree emphatically that the design is beautiful, but I am puzzled about the functionality. Can this sculpture be used to tell time? It seems to me the lines would have to converge on a point behind the gnomon in order to indicate the time, rather than on the base of the vertical gnomon, as appear to be the case. It look likes the dial, if it had markings, would only indicate the azimuth. This is clearly illustrated by the gif submitted by Fer. There are two crosses below the "bow tie", the upper one would be the location of the gnomon, while the hour lines clearly converge on the lower cross. Art Carlson
