----- Original Message ----- From: "Claude Hartman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2005 6:45 PM Subject: Size of Analemmatic
> With all the talk about how big an analemmatic dial should be it struck > me that it > could be of NO consequence! > > The analemmatic is an azimuth dial. If your shadow does not reach the > numerals then "walk your shadow" until it does! > > In other words, turn to directly face the direction of your shadow and > walk in that direction. > > Of course the problem is how to instruct someone about how to do this. > Some ideas might be: > Keep stepping on your shadow > Your shadow leads you to the time > Follow (or chase) your shadow to the time > > Those who do it correctly should all get the same time. It might lead > some kids to doing strange and interesting things and good questions > about what their shadow does. > > Just thinking outside my box - > Claude Hartman > 120W 35N > Nice concept! -
