Josep Maria Vallhonrat ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > I hope to visit Philadelphia (Pennsylvania, USA) at Christmas. > > Can our friends from the States indicate me where I can see sundials in > this town or in near ones?
I've never been to Philly, so I'm afraid I can't be of much help, other than suggest getting a copy of the North American Sundial Society's _Register of Sundials in North America_. There are at least 18 dials listed therein to be found in Philadelphia. If you can't get this publication in time, please e-mail me and I'll make sure the relevant information gets sent your way. But your query reminded me of something I've long wondered: In Alice Morse Earle's turn-of-the-century book _Sun-Dials and Roses of Yesterday_, there are at least five images of dials from Germantown, Pennsylvania (which I gather is a district within Philadelphia; is this correct?). The impression one gets from Earle's book is that, a century ago, Germantown was the apparent sundial "capital" of the USA. Or is it just a "selection effect," due to the convenient proximity of these dials to the book's photographer -- or perhaps their proximity to Mrs. Earle herself? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mark Gingrich [EMAIL PROTECTED] San Leandro, California ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
