Patrick,

I would love to receive a scanned image of that page.

Thank you very much in advance,

Jim Cottingham

----- Original Message -----
From: Patrick Powers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2002 08:02:29 -0400
To: sundial <[email protected]>
Subject: Dial found at Cleopatra's Needle


> Ronit Maoz wrote:
> 
> >The hemicyclium in question was unearthed at the base of CLEOPATRA's
> Needle there; the numeral style
> indicates it was there after Alexander (about 332 B.C.). This artifact now
> resides in the British Museum.'
> In short, I am interested in learning more about this particular
> hemicyclium. <
> 
> Hi Ronit,  I know this is a 'completed' topic for this list but if you are
> still interested, I have found a short mention and drawing of the dial in
> Mrs Gatty, 'The Book of Sundials',  (p387 of the 1890 edition).  If you
> don't have that book and if it would be of interest for you to see it,
> contact me off list I can send you a scan of the page in question.
> 
> Patrick
> 
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