Western Europe, except U.K., Portugal and Iceland, have as clock time the average solar time of the 15th degree of longitude (roughly the frontier between Germany and Poland). Amsterdam is on 40.4 minutes solar time distance of the 15th degree of longitude. Addition of 1 hour summer time gives a difference of 1 hour 40.4 minutes. For more difference I do'nt have an explanation. Maybe the sundial is corrected for Greenwich time (UT) (at any time the clock time of Amsterdam). Then the difference is 2 hours + /- EOT.
Willy Leenders Hasselt, Flanders, Belgium [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > We were in Amsterdam last week visiting the Royal Palace. It was noticed that > the large circular vertical sundial on the Church next door was over two hours > different from clock time. > Does anyone know why ? > David UK. > > _______________________________________________________________________ > Freeserve AnyTime, only £13.99 per month with one month's FREE trial! > For more information visit http://www.freeserve.com/time/ or call free on > 0800 970 8890 > > - -
