Attention UK-resident subscribers: Fred has kindly offered to let us get the CD-R version of this wonderful repository for $30 including postage as long as we place an order for at least five. So, I am offering to aggregate UK orders, and to convert your pounds to dollars. If you are interested, please email me. Tell me which format you prefer (CD-R or CD-RW) and whether you also want the dialling scales rule. I'll place an aggregated order with Fred, find out what exchange rate I've been charged and let you know what you owe me. I will charge nothing for my part in this. On receipt of your cheques and the CDs, I'll forward them to you.
I already know two people who are interested. Just need two more to kick this off, but I'll wait a week or so to give everyone a chance to see this. Chris Lusby Taylor 32 Turnpike Road, Newbury, Berks. 51.4N, 1.3W On 2000-08-30, "Frederick W. Sawyer III" wrote to this list: > The North American Sundial Society Repository > > The North American Sundial Society now makes available a treasure trove of > dialing material on a single CD ! > > Compendium Back Issues - All 27 issues to date of the NASS journal are > presented in PDF format, with known errors corrected, color added to the > photos, and hyperlinks both within and across the issues. (The free Acrobat > Reader version 4.0 is required - and included on the CD.) > > Sundial Registry - A recent version of the ever-expanding registry of > sundials (over 325) in North America, including locations, brief > descriptions and many photos. > > Aked/Severino Gnomonics Bibliography - This important listing of over > 10,000 works on dialing is probably the largest such compilation ever > assembled. (copyright Charles Aked / Nicola Severino) > > The BSS Sundial Glossary - This glossary of more than 500 terms relating to > sundials includes definitions, cross-links, equations and the beginnings of > a chronology. Over 50 of the main entries have been linked to more > detailed articles available elsewhere on the CD, thus providing the option > to choose between a brief definition and a detailed account. (copyright > BSS/John Davis) > > Cyclopædic Diallist - The comprehensive treatise on dialing by Henry Meikle > which appeared in the Eighth Edition (1852-1860) of the Encyclopædia > Britannica. The work is augmented by excerpts from the work of Hugh > Godfray in the Ninth Edition (1875-1879), and further augmented by extracts > from a lecture (1770) by James Ferguson. This compilation is presented > here for the first time with annotation, modern mathematical formulation > and additional material by Fred Sawyer. > > Sciatheric Notes - I - A collection of Fred Sawyer's articles that appeared > in the Bulletin of The British Sundial Society in the years 1991 to 1997. > The book contains a brief introduction and review of the articles by Fred > and a foreword by Charles K. Aked. Charles observes: "These articles are > of real importance in the published work on dialling and essential reading > for all who wish a deeper understanding of the fundamentals of dialling.... > It is an honour to prepare a Foreword to this jewel of a collection of > articles." > Dialling Universal by George Serle - A NASS edition of this 1657 book - the > first to introduce a comprehensive set of dialing scales on a ruler. The > booklet was edited and annotated by Fred Sawyer, and it introduces what > James Ferguson called "the easiest of all mechanical methods, and by much > the best." The book itself serves both as an instruction manual and as a > discussion on the theory of dialing scales. (A 6" metal rule with dialing > scales is available for an additional $3.00) > > Dialing Software - The digital bonuses that NASS has distributed with The > Compendium, as well as some new material. Some of the more significant > programs include Zonwvlak (with a manual, full discussion of equations, and > a beta copy of the new Windows Zonwvlak 2000), The Dialist's Companion, > Ferrari's Sund98p, Blateyron's freeware program Shadows, Sonderegger's > Sonne, and an interesting new program Helioscope by Tom Kreyche. > > Selected Patents - The full text and images of over 60 sundial-related > patents issued in the U.S. since 1974. > > Search Facility - There are several ways to navigate around the CD, > including hyperlinks, bookmarks, and a search facility that instantly finds > every occurrence of any word or phrase anywhere on the CD. > > Upgrades - From time to time new material and new NASS publications will be > added to the master CD; such additions will of course be announced in The > Compendium. Each new issue of The Compendium will also be added to the > master immediately following publication, and will be incorporated into the > web of links. > > Purchase - The current version of the Repository may be purchased for $30 > ($32 outside North America) on a CD-R or CD-RW disk. Once you have the > Repository, you can upgrade at any time to the latest version by returning > the original disk with a check for the upgrade fee ($13 for a CD-R, $10 for > a CD-RW; add $2 outside North America). To purchase the 6" metal rule with > dialing scales from Dialling Universal, add an additional $3.00 > > Make checks payable to NASS and send to Fred Sawyer, 8 Sachem Drive, > Glastonbury CT 06033, USA. All payments must be in US funds (checks drawn > on a US bank). Specify: CD-R ____ CD-RW ____ > > Name > Enclosed: $ > > Address > > City, State, Zip > > Email On 2001-01-10, "Frederick W. Sawyer III" wrote to me: Hi Chris, Yes, we are still offering the CD. We can accept Visa charges only if you are enrolled in the PayPal service on the Internet. (Go to www.paypal.com) They recently began accepting international enrollment. If you are enrolled, then I can send you the appropriate information on how to send a payment. If we get an order for at least 5 of the CDs (CD-R format) at the same time, going to the same address, then you can use the US cost of $30 per CD (NASS will pay for the extra postage). Fred
