Mac, Bill, John, Pete, et. al.
Mac is to be commended for bringing the question John Close posted on the NASS message board to the attention of the mailing list. If John is not a member of this list, a discussion here may provide the information he needs.
The purpose of the message board is to provide a dialog between the general public and sundial experts - experts like the international group who are reading this now.
I go to the board every morning to weed out the spam and other garbage. I often see simple questions left unanswered. Frankly, the message board has not been very active recently, and I encourage the members of this list to bookmark the message board, visit often, and share your knowledge.
Thank
you,
Bob Terwilliger
NASS Webmaster
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> -----Original
Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
On Behalf Of Mac Oglesby
> Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 9:22 AM
>
To: Sundial Mail List
> Cc: John Close
> Subject: 3-D gnomon for
Polar Dial
>
>
>
> Hello All,
>
> John Close
has posted this message on the NASS Message Board:
>
> "Does anyone
have any ideas for a Polar Dial which allows for an
> Equation of Time
adjustment. I would not like analemma shaped hour
> lines as I think this
would detract from the simplicity and
> minimalistic quality of a Polar
Dial. I am told an analemma shaped
> gnomon for a polar dial would be
hideously complicated and probably
> not work . Any ideas anyone? John
Close"
>
>
> John has discussed this problem with several
members of this list,
> including me, Bill Gottesman, John Davis, and Pete
Swanstrom. Some of
> us think that a 3-D gnomon could be designed for use
with straight
> hour lines to correct for EoT, and some are
skeptical.
>
> Please share your comments and
suggestions.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Mac
Oglesby
>
> P.S. Since I do not know if John Close is a member of
this List,
> please cc to him.
> -
>
