Do you think that by creating a "network of sundials" (like the Very Large Array of telescopes at Cambridge, perhaps) that, like the VLA, the designer will get better resolution???
Peter Tandy At 01:20 PM 1/15/03 -0000, you wrote: > The following article appeared in the UK Newspaper > "The Guardian" last Saturday. Anyone know/heard anything about >it? ========================= Manchester wants to wash away its >image as a rainy city - by creating a network of giant sundials. The >dials would stretch through the city centre linking Salford Quays >and the City of Manchester stadium. And even though Manchester has >461 fewer hours of sunshine a year than Paris and 136 less than >London, architects believe the plan would be a success. One of the >dials would be a staggering 600 feet high and another could even >draw on solar energy so it can carry on telling the time during >cloudy spells. Greg Keeffe, bio-climatic architecture lecturer at >Manchester Metropolitan University, said: "The city has got a fantastic > solar resource. "It's generally sunny in Manchester in the morning and > evening, but at lunchtime when a lot of people are walking about, it >seems to rain." An exhibition of the sundials plans is due to open >on Saturday at the city's Urbis museum. Mr Keeffe said: "Part of the >reason we set this exhibition up was to highlight the depth of >talent in architecture and design here in Manchester." All the >sundials must be able to tell the time accurately, and the scheme >has been backed by the North West Arts Board. >=========================== I'll try and go along to the exhibition >next week. Mike Shaw 53' 22" North >03' 02" west >Wirral, UK Content-Type: image/gif; name="o.gif" >Content-Location: http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/shared/img/o.gif Attachment >Converted: "c:\eudora\attach\o.gif" Attachment Converted: >"c:\eudora\attach\Blank Bkgrd.gif" -
