With reference to this photo:

 

http://people.timezone.com/mdisher/decorte/gyro2/gyro2_3.jpg

 

David Bell [mailto:[email protected]] wrote:

 

I see how the kidney piece works, but what's with the oddly shaped Month
wheel?

 

It indicates  the number of days in the given month. If the timepiece was a
perpetual calendar there must have been some additional mechanism for
February.

 

Bob

 

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From: David Bell [mailto:[email protected]] 
Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2011 10:51 PM
To: Robert Terwilliger
Cc: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: EoT diagram

 

I see how the kidney piece works, but what's with the oddly shaped Month
wheel?

Sent from my iPhone


On Jun 21, 2011, at 12:55 PM, "Robert Terwilliger" <[email protected]>
wrote:

The equation graph projected on a circle is used as a "kidney piece" cam in
a watch movement that can indicate the equation.

 

Here is a picture of the gear carrying the kidney piece. It turns once a
year.

 

 <http://people.timezone.com/mdisher/decorte/gyro2/gyro2_3.jpg>
http://people.timezone.com/mdisher/decorte/gyro2/gyro2_3.jpg

 

Bob

 


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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of Chiu ?,Chi lian
Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2011 12:11 PM
To:  <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]
Subject: EoT diagram

 

Hi,

I figured out a way to plot EoT curve which I didn't see in sundial books I
own. 
Diagram is enclosed here.

For a better resolution one, see
 <http://dl.dropbox.com/u/31382133/EoT%20.png>
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/31382133/EoT%20.png

Best regards,

ChiLian   24.8N 121E

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