Hello, Could you explain how the finger dial works?
Thanks, Richard Edley McKnight wrote: > Hi Steve and all, > > I neglected to mention that Karen's dial using just fingers tells north and > the time > without any other tools than fingers, a rough estimate of the Latitude, a > knowledge > of the method and of course having the sun out. As a result one can know the > time > and direction in an unprepared situation within 15 minutes of time and easily > 10 > degrees of direction. I've found this quite useful when I've been without a > watch > or wondered what direction something was. It also staves off withdrawal from > other > sundial watching! :-) Your experience may vary. > > Hope this helps! > > Edley > - -
