Greetings fellow dialists, So the present position regarding the Hawkshead dial appears to be that it has a longitude reference of close to 36 deg. Hawkshead is almost exactly 3 deg. west of Greenwich. So we are looking for a longitude baseline from Greenwich of either 39 deg. west or 33 deg. east. Both of these longitudes finish up nowhere in particular, either in Russia or in the Americas, as far as I can see.
I do wish Gianni Ferrari's delightful solution had been sufficient. The letters PL remain a mystery. Thanks to all for your contributions and I am still hopeful that an explanation will turn up as I am being prodded by the BSS Bulletin editor to contribute a short note on the subject. It is a terrifying experience. Frank 55N 1W -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.463 / Virus Database: 269.5.10/774 - Release Date: 23/04/2007 17:26 --------------------------------------------------- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
