An interesting factoid and not exactly sundial related but both Oughtred and Napier are mentioned, albeit in no great detail. http://www.edn.com/electronics-blogs/edn-moments/4390151/Last-slide-rule-manufactured--July-11--1976?cid=EDNToday
If nothing else, it's a reminder just how fast technology has advanced recently. Indeed, we now "have an app" to deal with all that tedious slideruling! http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/isliderule/id292884533?mt=8 The developer's site has some interesting links worth following... http://www.reid-performance.com/iSlideRule/ -ljc --------------------------------------------------- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
