Hi all, That is (was!) quite an impressive sphere, at: http://www.morningside-heights.net/sundial.htm
Does anyone know how it works? I wonder how the dial face is laid out. Regards, Frans > From: Ian Fletcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 3:22 AM > Subject: Sundial E-Mail Protest > > > > Dear Dr. Schilke: > > > > Can you send out the following message to whatever mailing list you > > have? > > > > Thanks, > > Ian Fletcher > > > > Dear Sundial-fan: > > > > At the center of Columbia University's historic campus is a giant broken > > sundial. This sundial is missing the huge stone sphere that casts its > > shadow (see http://www.morningside-heights.net for a picture). Columbia > was > > recently given the opportunity to replace it at a reasonable price but > > decided not to. I urge you to protest this decision to University > Architect > > Irwin Lefkowitz ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) and Vice-President Emily Lloyd > > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). > > > > Respectfully, > > Ian Fletcher > > > - ===================================== Frans W. Maes Peize, The Netherlands 53.1 N, 6.5 E www.biol.rug.nl/maes/sundials/ ===================================== -
