Daniel, Thanks for the reference to your web site. Your modern armillary sphere certainly follows the tradition of Henry the Navigator for teaching celestial navigation and solving the navigation triangle.
At Sagres, Cape Vincent, there is a memorial placed by the American Power Squadron noting their pilgrimage to this site of Henry's School for Navigators. Their objective is the same as Henry's, to teach seamanship and navigation, but to a different group, recreational sailors heading out on their own voyages of discovery. The celestial navigation I learned in Power Squadron courses is one of the things that led to my interest in sundials. Roger Bailey N 51 W 115 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Daniel Lee Wenger Sent: February 15, 2001 11:05 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Armillary Spheres in Portugal Roger Thank you for this picture of Portugal and some of the history of navigation. This was new to me. You may want to take a look at my armillary sphere that I made to find the comet Kohoutec. It led to my finding the design of my sundial. http://www.wengersundial.com/uniglobe/index.html http://www.wengersundial.com/uniglobe/globe1.html Regards, Daniel >This year my escape from winter in Canada was a trip to Portugal. This >offered warm sunshine, scenic sea coast, and an opportunity to stay in the >castles and palaces of bygone times. Like many of you, when I travel, I >search for sundials. This provides a focus for exploration and often >provides a unique window on the people, culture, architecture and history. >The search for sundials forces an attention to detail that often brings >unexpected rewards. > Daniel Lee Wenger Santa Cruz, CA [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wengersundial.com http://wengersundial.com/wengerfamily
