Hi John, I'm pretty sure the Jaipur dial is one face of a huge equatorial dial. I'll have to dig through my photos to confirm that impression, though.
cheers, Peter Quoting John Carmichael <[email protected]>: > > > > > Here's another one like it in Japur, but this seems to be properly marked > with solar azimuth degrees: > > > > <http://www.flickr.com/photos/sourendu_gupta/2255557178/> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/sourendu_gupta/2255557178/ > > > > > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of [email protected] > Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2009 1:20 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Is this a sundial? > > > > As you say, it does not look like a proper dial at all. I suppose there > might be a nodus (which we cannot see in the photo) that would enable it to > show time on two dates in the year but it doesn't look like it. > > > > It looks like yet another non-dial. Sadly there are quite a few around! > > > > Patrick > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Carmichael <[email protected]> > To: 'Sundial List' <[email protected]> > Sent: Sat, Jun 27, 2009 7:16 pm > Subject: Is this a sundial? > > > > Is this a sundial? See: > <http://www.flickr.com/photos/hiddensarah/487384689/?addedcomment=1#comment7 > 2157620640577688> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/hiddensarah/487384689/?addedcomment=1#comment72 > 157620640577688 > > > > If it is, it appears that it only tells the solar azimuth and not the time. > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > <https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial> > https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial > > _____ > > > Don't let your email address define you - Define yourself at > <http://tunome.com/?ncid=aolaff00030000000003> tunome.com today! > > -------------------------- 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
