Re: Buyer's Guide

[fer de vries]

Hi Mike,   Good idea such a buyer's guide but how many items should be mentioned?.   Because you point to a sundial with a wide gnomon I suggest to add at least a number 6 item. Are the hourlines meeting with the correct footpoint of the gnomon.   I have seen very beautiful sundials with the early and late hours shifted in the wrong direction.   See our website : article of the month: archives 2003 month 03-08.   Other items to think about are:.   Is it a correct pattern?. A possible test is written at: article of the month: archives 2005 month  05-11   If the pattern is correct still you don't know for what latitude it is. The gnomon could be for a different latitude.   For most dials in a garden centre these tests are some overdone I think but not for a more expensive one.   Best wishes, Fer.   Fer J. de Vries   De Zonnewijzerkring mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.de-zonnewijzerkring.nl   Eindhoven, Netherlands lat.  51:30 N      long.  5:30 E ----- Original Message ----- From: Mike Shaw To: Sundial List Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 9:20 AM Subject: Buyer's Guide Fellow enthusiasts,   I get really annoyed about the sundials that I see on sale in garden centres here in the UK. The people who make them seem to have no conception about how they work. As they are invariably horizontal dials, I thought I would put a "Buyer's Guide" to such dials on my web site. I think there are 5 golden rules - have I missed any?   Check it out - follow the link from my home page. Helpful comments welcomed.   Mike Shaw   53.37N 3.02W   www.wiz.to/sundials --------------------------------------------------- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial

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