> > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: sundial@rrz.uni-koeln.de > Subject: Shadow Clock/Sundial Request > > I'm looking for information for my father on building a "shadow clock" for a > re-creation of a biblical marketplace at his church. The research I'm seeing > so far indicates that shadow clocks were predecessors to the sundial and the > sundial was actually being used centuries prior to Christ's life. One > contact indicated that shadow clocks and sundials were the same thing - Could > you confirm this information or send me somewhere to find a definitive > answer? We would like to gather as much information as possible about the > time-keeping devices most probably being used during that time, along with > details on how to build such a timepiece. Any help would be greatly > appreciated. > > Kim Mullaney > Chesapeake, VA > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
With respect to this inquiry: Shadow clock was just another name for sundial. Shadow clocks were used in ancient Egypt and elsewhere long before the birth of Jesus. Are you requesting references to information about ancient sundials/shadow clocks? Or are you interested in the types that might have been found in a "Biblical marketplace"? If the latter, how do you define "Biblical" in terms of time and place? Sara Schechner Genuth Secretary, North American Sundial Society [EMAIL PROTECTED] Committee on the History and Philosophy of Science Department of History University of Maryland at College Park College Park, MD 20742-7315
