John, and other list readers,-
I first saw discs on almost _all_ the sundials in the sundial "garden" on
the Deutsches Museum in München (Munich). When I "got" it, I thought it a
great idea.
That was in 1998, but they are still there.

Here is a picture on the museum's website. Though hard to see, the discs are
there.

http://www.deutsches-museum.de/ausstell/dauer/zeitmess/img/poly.jpg

Rudolf
52-30'N 4-40'E

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Van: John Carmichael
Verzonden: maandag 12 juli 2004 22:07
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CC: Sundial List
Onderwerp: Re: Turtle Bay Sundial Bridge opens

You are right Bill.   That's a great idea!   I had never thought about it,
but it's true.  A flat circular disk that permanently mounted parallel to
the dial face will always cast a circular shadow on the face.  It's such a
simple concept, I wonder why nobody's ever mentioned this before.  Do you
know of any dials with this type of nodus? I don't.



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