Tony, The world's fair version was 50ft high. The Brookgreen Gardens version is bronze and stands 10ft. high.
Fred On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 3:22 PM, Fred Sawyer <[email protected]> wrote: > 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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