Dear Nicola, I think I have to agree with Chris Lusby Taylor's analysis of the Villa Cimbrone dial:
http://gnomonices.blogspot.com/ Lord Grimthorpe cannot have seen this sundial. He always wanted the best (or his idea of the best!) and I don't think he would have liked this! It is not a serious sundial I think! Thank you also for this... > ... also in Italy we have a curious dials ;-) > > http://www.nicolaseverino.it/tavole_sciateriche_di_monteporzi.htm That is indeed an interesting quartet of instruments. It is a pity the gnomons are missing and that we don't have any shadows. [I prefer my sundials to see the sun!!] If you want a REALLY curious OROLOGIO ITALIANO then you should visit Tarquinia near Rome where you will see this: http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/users/fhk1/Tarquinia.jpg What is it? Is it a clock that is pretending to be a sundial? Someone paid for this. The tiles are quite elegant and there must be a mechanism too. Who would pay for something like this? I spoke to a young boy who was kicking a football against this instrument. He said it was broken. I wasn't surprised :-) Best wishes Frank --------------------------------------------------- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
