>This reminded me of a question I've long wondered: Are there 
any other
>cathedrals in Europe that emulated the noon mark in the Church 
of San
>Petronio, Bologna, Italy?  I thought I recalled someone 
mentioning the
>existence of noon marks in Bergamo, Italy and one at Salisbury 
Cathedral,
>England; can anyone confirm these?

Hi all
I alse heard of the Salisbury Cathedral (not so far from 
Stonehenge I think) .
There is another noon mark at the Duomo in Milano, Italy. It is 
very nice, the mark is done in a copper alliage, Bronze I think, and 
is 1 or 2 cm wide, the projection of the solar disk has a diameter 
of about 20 or 30 cm. The mark is on the floor for nearly the whole 
yaer, and on e wall near to the winter solstice. Tehr also are 
marks for the dates along the line, with symbols for the zodiacal 
periods.
It worths a visit

Reto Ambrosini
Astronomical institute, University of Berne, Switzerland.

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