Dear Friends. I am about to publish a limited edition of a sundial calendar for year 2013. It is my third production and it is very exclusive - the number of copies will be limited. The calendar comes in two language editions (English and Polish). This year's subject: Sundials made by Tadeusz Przypkowski.
Tadeusz Przypkowski was the greatest sundial authority in Poland of the XXth century and he himself delineated and made a number of dials both in his home country and abroad. He also published a number of articles and books on astronomy, gnomonics and history of science. His father, Felix, started a sundial collection which later became the third biggest in the world (after Chicago and Oxford). It is now known as the Przypkowski Museum and it is located in Jędrzejów, Poland. Tadeusz for his entire life was part of this project. Below you will find an introduction note taken from the calendar: "An unveiling ceremony of a very special sundial took place on 10th October 2012 at the former Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London. It was originally designed in 1968 by Tadeusz Przypkowski (1905-1977) from Jędrzejów, Poland, which is considered a Mecca of Polish gnomonics, i.e. the art of sundial making. Unfortunately the original dial was made of wood so it did not last for many years. The renewed design was produced by Christopher Daniel of the British Sundial Society, and another member, Ben Jones, carved the new dial in green slate. In this way sundial enthusiasts of UK saluted a memory of a great doyen of dialling. Those events inspired this presentation of the best sundials bearing the mark of Tadeusz Przypkowski. His first dials were created before WWII and though only some of them survived to our times, they still surprise and delight us with their beauty, dignity and the excellence of the author." Here are links to thumbnail images of the cover: http://gnomonika_pl/files/calendar_2013_cover.jpg (80kB) and all the month pages: http://gnomonika_pl/files/calendar_2013_pages.jpg (180kB) Should anyone be inetersted in having a copy, please do not hasited to contact me in a private message. -- Best regards Darek Oczki 52N 21E Warsaw, Poland GNOMONIKA.pl Sundials in Poland http://gnomonika.pl --------------------------------------------------- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
