Has i wrote before: Thank you all! Next monday i will answer with more time. Now i must follow the sun path. Later i will answer to each and every one more personally!
Thank you guys for your kindness and hope i can share my future constructions with you all. Thank you very much More soon Rui Farinha Robert Terwilliger wrote: > Hi Rui, > > Welcome to the Sundial Mailing List, and the fascinating world of > sundials. > > Here are some places to start. > > The North American Sundial Society: > http://sundials.org > > See the FAQ page for some suggestions on books and answers to the other > questions you asked. Also browse the Links page > > Sundials on the Internet: > http://www.sundials.co.uk/index.htm > > Daniel Roth's Sundial Links: > http://www.infraroth.de/slinks.html > > Best regards, > > Bob Terwilliger > > Rui Farinha wrote: > > > > Hi! > > > > First of all: Sorry my awful english! > > > > I found yesterday this mailing list and i've just subscribe it. > > > > My name is Rui Farinha. > > I'm 28 years old, i'm a Portuguese Biologist (teaching sciences in > > school - pupils/students from 12-13 to 17-18). I live near Lisbon > > (latitude about 39ยบ N - i don't have a GPS)... > > > > I love Astronomy and, in the present year i'm working at the Science > > Museum of Lisbon University, making workshops about Astronomy and > > Planetarium Sessions. > > > > Well, one of the matters i love the most concerns to sundials. > > But i'm just a beginner and i'm "kinda" lost guy. > > > > I would love to know more about sundials: > > > > * It's history > > * Types / models > > * Pictures and examples (and original ideas) > > * The Math behind them > > * The Astronomy behind them (sun path, equation of time, understand > > the different kinds of time...) > > * The best sites in the internet; (including courses, on-line > > resources, > > * Bibliography (the good and simple ones) - in Portugal foreign > > books are very expensive. The mail fares are very high! > > * Considerations about the areas that a sundial can occupy, gnomon > > height, > > * And, last but not least, very, very important: How to build > > accurate sundials to a given place at earth's surface?! > > * All the rest and clues you can give and share with me - including > > free and shareware programs that i can download from some URL's. > > > > I have subscribed this mailing list hoping that someone can help me. > > (And, in the future, i could share what and where i achieved). > > I'm just starting. There is nothing like talk with people who have > > experience! We can only make them by trying, trying.... If we commit a > > mistake, we must think what happened... And someone with experience > > can give precious advice... > > > > Hope someone can help me getting start... > > > > Best regards > > > > Rui Farinha > > > >
