Hi Willy I saw that dial last year and noticed the error also. I think that the gnomon is improperly mounted because there is another sundial on the building whose gnomon points in a different direction. I asked Fer about it and if I recall, he didn't know about the error. 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: "Willy Leenders" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 2:56 PM Subject: Re: Amsterdam Sundial > 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 > > > > - > > - > -
