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http://www.cadrans-solaires.org/gb/paris.html Willy Leenders François Blateyron wrote: > Dear Fred and All > > The book "Cadrans Solaires de Paris" of Camus and Gotteland is really a > great book. > > You can have a look at some slides of thoses Parisian sundials on the > following URL: > > www.cadans-solaires.org/gb/paris.html > > Some sundials have a detailled explaination, some are just a picture. You > can admire the great dial of the Lycée Louis le Grand, and also the dials of > Les Invalides. > > I personnally have taken those pictures during tours on my own or with the > French sundial commission (usually with Mrs Gotteland). > > Paris is a great destination for sundial "hunters"... > > Best Regards > > Francois Blateyron > www.cadrans-solaires.org > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "fwsawyer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Sundial List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2002 7:55 PM > Subject: Paris Sundials > > > Warren, > > > > You can purchase the Camus book on Parisian sundials (using a credit card > so > > there's no problem with currency conversion) at: > > > > http://www.amazon.fr/exec/obidos/ASIN/2271055334/171-4533181-4501850 > > > > It's an absolute must if you are going to Paris. I've spent two weekends > > in Paris with that book in hand and have managed to see about 40 of the > over > > 100 dials it details. Paris is divided into arrondissements > (neighborhoods) > > and the book presents everything sorted according to arrondissement. > > > > The dials people have pointed out are well worth seeing. A few things to > > note: The dial at the Palais de Justice can be seen from the bateau > mouche > > ride down the Seine. The Dali dial is easily missed if you don't know > that > > it's made of concrete and is well above street level - people walk under > it > > all day without realizing it's there. The church of St. Sulpice has a > > superb meridian line inside. The lycee Louis-le-grand is a must see - > with > > 8 dials on the wall, and right across the street in the courtyard of the > > Sorbonne is a huge dial by Jean Picard - one of the great names in French > > dialing. The book will show you what is near what - for example, the > Forum > > des Halles garden (which has a fiber optic sundial) is only a couple > hundred > > feet from a church with a large dial on it. > > > > Let me know how things develop - will you be able to take some slides? > And > > would you be interested in doing a slide presentation at the Tucson > > conference? We still have room on the schedule for a few more talks. > > > > Fred > > > > > > Original Message ----- > > > From: "Warren Thom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2002 9:51 PM > > > Subject: RE: Solar Telescope Sundial > > > > > > > > > > Hi John, > > > > > > > > I am looking forward to the NASS conference in Tucson. Marking lines > on > > > > a horizontal surface around the Kitt Peak Solar Telescope is a great > > > > idea. You may have mentioned the Mayall dial at Kitt Peak -- it is > > > > worth seeing. The Mayall & Mayall book was one of the first I read on > > > > dials. I also look forward to seeing the dial on the campus of that > > > > great school -- The University of Arizona. > > > > > > > > My wife and I saw a delightful French movie, "Amelie". A Gnome was in > > > > the movie. Does anyone know if the word is related to the word > gnomon? > > > > We are getting into a French mood because we are taking my youngest > son > > > > to Paris July. I have directions (thanks to this list) to the Denis > > > > Savoie dial that is on the cover of his book. Does anyone have the > > > > location of 3 or 4 "don't miss" dials around Paris? I would > appreciate > > > > any advice on Paris dials. > > > > > > > > Take Care, > > > > > > > > Warren Thom (41.6498 N 88.0964 W) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > - > > > > > > > > > > > - > > > > - -
