Tony, There is a large version of that Manship gnomon (one of my favorites) at Brookgreen Gardens in South Carolina. To see images of it, go to:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sundial_at_Brookgreen_Gardens.jpg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3XDJ4MH86s http://swordsandswimmers.blogspot.com/2010/07/brookgreen-gardens.html Fred On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 1:39 PM, Tony Moss <[email protected]>wrote: > The following answered one ofmy question viz. 'What was the full size > dial made of? > > > http://www.1939nyworldsfair.com/worlds_fair/wf_tour/statues/fates_of_man.htm > - > > ...which turns out to be plaster and explains the white colour. > Somehow I doubt if the huge full-size version could have survived anywhere > but the small bronze? model on a marble? base must be preserved somewhere. > > Any ideas? > > Tony M. > > P.S. Many of the images my name spawns in Google Images seem to come from > websites and PowerPoint presentations. 'Big Brother' seems to be watching. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: David Bell <[email protected]> > To: 'Roger Bailey' <[email protected]>; 'Tony Moss' < > [email protected]>; 'Frank King' <[email protected]> > CC: [email protected] > Sent: Tue, 28 Aug 2012 6:43 > Subject: RE: IMAGES APLENTY > > That might not be *the* reason, but I am certain that Google search on your > computer does "know you". Pros and cons... > > -----Original Message----- > From: sundial [mailto:[email protected] > <[email protected]?>] On Behalf Of Roger > Bailey > Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 8:52 PM > To: Tony Moss; Frank King > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: IMAGES APLENTY > > Yes, Google Images offers many hits, mostly irrelevant. Frank King BSS > Cambridge brings up only one image. Ditto Frank King sundials. Roger Bailey > sundials brings up 10 legitimate hits on my computer, the first ten of many > irrelevant hits. Is this because Google searching on my computer knows me? > > Regards, Roger Bailey > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Frank King" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 10:02 AM > To: "Tony Moss" <[email protected]> > Cc: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: IMAGES APLENTY > > > Dear Tony, > > > > Google Images indeed represents a splendid > > resource and you can find lots of good pics > > of sundials and, if you wish, pictures of > > noted celebrities too. > > > > Try entering "Tony Moss" and you will see > > that you have more impersonators than Elvis! > > Still, the real thing is there around image > > Number 20 and again at around Number 70. > > > > Just keep going and you will come to the > > sundials too! You will find pieces about > > you and your dials in Polish and French, > > but you know all that already! I really > > like the WizardWand sun-substitute. > > > > Gee, what it is to have such CyberFame! > > > > All the best > > > > Frank > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial > > > ---------------------------------------------------https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial > > > --------------------------------------------------- > https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial > > >
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