Re: Earliest Sundial

[Karl Schwarzinger]

Dear Mario,   Please notice the web page :  http://www.uni-klu.ac.at/kultdoku/kataloge/07/html/699.htm#   The page includes a text about the folding dial of Georg Peuerbach in the Kaiser Maximilian Museum in Innsbruck. Unfortunately, the text is only in German.   Karl Schwarzinger A-6073 Sistrans Austria 47°14´N - 11°27´E Tel./Fax : +43 - 512 - 378868 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.aon.at/sundials   ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mario Arnaldi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Sundial List" <sundial@rrz.uni-koeln.de> Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2005 6:01 PM Subject: Re: Earliest Sundial > > b) Portable dials (travel or table-top). > > I have not researched this question. Karl Schwarzinger sent me a pretty > > folder with color pictures of many beautiful Austrian sundials. Among > > these > > is a folding dial ('Klappsonnenuhr') from 1451, possibly made by Georg > > Peuerbach and now in the Kaiser Maximilian Museum in Innsbruck. Does > > anyone > > know of an older portable dial? > ------------------ > > maybe could be of some interest for Mike or others. I found this page > http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/epact/catalogue.asp?enumber=77593&searchtext=sundial > looking on the very interesting web site of EPACT, the sundial is kept in > the British Museum, but it is Austrian and it is very similar to the one > kept in Innsbruk, but is late dated 1453... only two years late. > > Mario > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Mario Arnaldi > Via Cavour, 57c > 48100 Ravenna > Lat. 44° 25' N - Lon. 12° 12' E > Italy > -----------------------------------------------------------------