----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Moss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Sundial Mail List" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 11:07 AM Subject: Re: old scientific dial
Hallo Tony, A picture and a description of the sundial at the Stephanskirche in Vienna do you find in my homepage. http://members.aon.at/sundials/bild3_e.htm Georg Peuerbach constructed the first shaped table sundial : http://members.aon.at/sundials/bild2_e.htm Karl Schwarzinger Austria Phone and fax : +43 - 512 - 378868 47° 14' North 11° 27' East http://members.aon.at/sundials [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Richard Mallett wrote: > > >I'm sorry that I missed that. I spent six months working in Vienna > >in 1978-79, and love the cathedral, but I wasn't 'into' sundials in those > >days. Is there a picture of the dial ? > > > Unfortunately the relevant part of the cathedral was shrouded in > scaffolding and tarpaulins etc. during our visit but these had been > partly opened especially to allow us to view the dial. My resulting > picture in its raw state is almost useless due to dark shadows but > electronic re-processing of the central region gives a fair image of the > dial. No doubt there are Austrian contributors with clear pictures taken > in better conditions. > > Tony Moss > > - > -
