Thank you everyone for all your e-mails. A lot of the e-mails were too technical for what I wanted to incorporate with my elementary-age children. However, the information was quite insightful and creative in it's own right, and worth a try in the future.
I will basically be taking the hourly markings at the four times during the year in which clock time is as close to "sun time" as it will get (12/25 and 6/14 being the extreme points). That should do it! Thanks again to all! Judith -----Original Message----- From: John Carmichael [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 9:31 AM To: Andrew Pettit Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: Ceiling Sundial Hi Andrew As a former beginning dialist I know how Judith feels. While interesting to the List, all of the ideas about transparencies, lasers, an auxiliary dials probably just confused poor Judith. As it turned out (in my opinion), her original idea was correct. John John L. Carmichael Jr. Sundial Sculptures 925 E. Foothills Dr. Tucson Arizona 85718 USA Tel: 520-696-1709 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: <http://www.sundialsculptures.com> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Pettit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Romano, Judith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "sundial" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 4:53 AM Subject: Re: Ceiling Sundial > I have seen much worthy comment on the above giving far more information > than I could possibly imagine. > > However, > > and please do take this to be a constructive comment, > > > Is it likely to have helped Judith in her quest ???? > > > If I have missed something then please forgive me. > > Regards > > > Andrew Pettit > > > > At 10:04 20/12/01 -0500, Romano, Judith wrote: > >Hello Sundial Friends: > > > >I am planning on making a ceiling sundial (as a project with my children in > >an actual science/math application). I have the tiny lipstick mirror > >mounted at my window frame (half way up), and was told that the easiest way > >(void of all the mathematical calculations that they would not understand) > >is to mark each hour in the day during the winter and summer solstices > >(12/21 and 06/21) -- then connect the "dots". Granted this process takes > >six months to complete, but it would ensure that all longitude corrections > >are incorporated, effortlessly. > > > >Any opinion or comments today, from anyone who has done one, would be quite > >helpful, (as this process is to start tomorrow)! Thanks! > > > >J Romano > > > > >
