Dear friends! Dont forget the wonderful works of Dierk-Ekkehard Liebscher from Potsdam!
Deutschland: Dierck-Ekkehard Liebscher: Sonnenuhren http://www.aip.de/~lie/Handouts/Sonnenuhren.html <http://www.aip.de/%7Elie/Handouts/Sonnenuhren.html> Hier gibts auch den berühmten Potsdamer Dreispitz und VIELES mehr! Z.B.: www.aip.de/~lie/Dreispitz/ <http://www.aip.de/%7Elie/Dreispitz/> Good wishes! Reinhold Kriegler * ** *** **** ***** ****** ******* Reinhold R. Kriegler Lat. 53° 6' 52,6" Nord; Long. 8° 53' 52,3 Ost; 48 m ü. N.N. GMT +1 (DST +2) www.ta-dip.de http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=XyCoJHwzzjU&fmt=18 http://www.ta-dip.de/dies-und-das/r-e-i-n-h-o-l-d.html http://www.ta-dip.de/salon-der-astronomen/musik-im-salon-der-astronomen. html -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: sundial [mailto:[email protected]] Im Auftrag von David Bell Gesendet: Mittwoch, 6. März 2013 20:38 An: [email protected] Betreff: Re: Cut out dials Martina, I might also suggest an inverted golf tee for a gnomon. Should be tall enough for an A4 tabletop dial. Dave Sent from my iPhone On Mar 6, 2013, at 7:09 PM, Martina Addiscott <[email protected]> wrote: > In message <[email protected]> > "Jackie Jones" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear diallists, >> >> I would like to have a selection of cut, fold and glue dials available, >> mainly for children. I know there are lots of you out there who have >> designed them, but I would not want to use them without your permission. I >> would be very grateful if you could sent me any, or links to them, if you >> feel you could help in this. Ideally, I would like them to be for 51° north >> and a size that can be printed onto A4 thin card. I am intending to sell >> them for just the cost of the printing, not making a profit. >> >> >> With best wishes, >> >> Jackie > > > Dear Jackie, > > Our school found that one of the best 'models' to use, is the "Sunclock" > or 'analemmatic' sundial - from "Modern Sunclocks" in Scotland, and you > can see their website page at www.sunclocks.com/pics/fs-013.htm#models > > It can simply be printed-out, stuck on to A4 card, and uses a vertical > pencil or drinking-straw to cast the shadow. As well as being accurate, > it copes with Daylight-saving, plus illustrating the changing 'seasons'. > > The kids could all take these models home, and check that it would tell > correct clock time all through the year. We had found that a drinking- > straw, held by a small "Lego" brick, made the perfect gnomon for them. > > > > As I have mentioned on this Mailing List before - our local Educational > Authority would not let us have a 'dangerous' full-size layout on our > school playground - but were perfectly happy for children to use sharp > scissors, plus intoxicating 'glue fumes', when making these models ! > > Being located in East Sussex, myself - I might just 'pop-along' to your > "Brighton Festival", in May, although I cannot guarantee to be there. > > > Yours sincerely, > > Martina Addiscott. > > > -- > > --------------------------------------------------- > https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial > --------------------------------------------------- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
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