Bob,
Wouldn't both water clocks and fire clocks (whether incense burners or graduated candles) have claims to have most moving parts - there would be more particles in the smoke than grains of sand in an hourglass, wouldn't there? Also, even for mechanical timekeepers, counting the moving parts could be subject to disagreement - in cases where many parts are made but assembled into moving constructs (such as separately inserted teeth in a wooden wheel, as in Eisinga's planetarium) do you count the assembly as lots, or one? Andrew James ________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert Terwilliger Sent: 13 March 2008 23:40 To: 'Sundial Mailing List' Subject: Dali sundial + Some time ago someone posted a link to a painting by Salvador Dali that included a sundial. Could someone point me to it again? == Try this: == Since it has none, I suppose a sundial could be considered the timepiece with the least moving parts. What timepiece has the most moving parts? Bob This message has been scanned for viruses by MailControl <http://www.mailcontrol.com/> . PRI Limited, PRI House, Moorside Road Winchester, Hampshire SO23 7RX United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0) 1962 840048 Fax: +44 (0) 1962 841046 www.pri.co.uk PRI Limited is a company registered in England and Wales with company number 2199653 The Intelligent Metering Company This correspondence is confidential and is solely for the intended recipient(s).If you are not the intended recipient, you must not use, disclose, copy, distribute or retain this message or any part of it. If you are not the intended recipient please delete this correspondence from your system and notify the sender immediately. This message has been scanned for viruses by MailControl.
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