peter ransom wrote: > Mohammad Bagheri, one of my contacts in the history and pedagogy of > mathematics sent me the following details about a new sundial group in Iran. > > I also have a picture of the analemmatic dial. If you want me to send a jpeg > of it, please contact me off-list. > > Best wishes to all > > Peter Ransom > > Friday 27 September 2002 was the first day of establishment and formal > activity of a "Sundial Group" as a working branch of the THAQIB Astronomical > Society in Rasht (centre of the Gilan province in northern Iran, on the > southern coast of the Caspian Sea). The seat of the Society is in a newly > built beautiful park, which is planned to become a "Sundial Park". At > present there is an analemmatic sundial in this park that attracts many > visitors to the park. The members of the Sundial Group (mostly young > schoolgirls) plan to study the history along with mathematical, astronomical > and artistic aspects of sundials, which provide them with a concrete > application of the mathematical courses, especially trigonometry. They are > supposed to be in charge of designing several sundials for the cultural > buildings in the whole province in future. Any comments or communications > may be sent to to: > Sundial Group, Thaqib Astronomical Society, P.O. Box 13145-1785, Tehran, > IRAN > > Report by Mohammad Bagheri > > _________________________________________________________________ > Surf the Web without missing calls! Get MSN Broadband. > http://resourcecenter.msn.com/access/plans/freeactivation.asp > > -
Hi Peter, I would love to receive a jpg of the analemmatic dial. Thanks in advance, Giovanni Bellina 36° 55' Nord - 14° 44' Est [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.ragusa.net/meridiane -
