Hi Jim, It is interesting. But in essence, I think, it's really just a variant armillary dial. If you slice away the night hours and replace the gnomon with a pole style, it all looks quite familiar. BTW, since the chapter ring isn't at right angles to the gnomon, I assume that there is a minor error in reading the time...
best wishes, Peter Quoting "J. Tallman" <[email protected]>: > Hello All, > > Here is a dial in Japan that I thought some of you may find interesting: > > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sundial_bunkanomori_tokushima.jpg > > I have seen it a couple times in the past month while casually browsing for > sundial pictures, but I have never been able to find a good description for > it. Does anyone know about this dial? I would be interested in what some of > you think is really going on here, since this is a pretty unique > configuration. > > > Best, > > Jim Tallman > www.artisanindustrials.com > [email protected] > > -------------------------- Peter Mayer Politics Department The University of Adelaide, AUSTRALIA 5005 Ph : +61 8 8303 5606 Fax : +61 8 8303 3443 e-mail: [email protected] CRICOS Provider Number 00123M ----------------------------------------------------------- This email message is intended only for the addressee(s) and contains information that may be confidential and/or copyright. If you are not the intended recipient please notify the sender by reply email and immediately delete this email. Use, disclosure or reproduction of this email by anyone other than the intended recipient(s) is strictly prohibited. No representation is made that this email or any attachments are free of viruses. Virus scanning is recommended and is the responsibility of the recipient. --------------------------------------------------- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
