Come now everyone! Tall buildings, dams.... No! The largest dial in the world is undoubtedly in Tasmania. Initial construction was fine but somehow the hour lines were never inscribed. Google Dial Range Tasmania and find the images of Mount Dial & Mount Gnomon..... Best wishes Kevin
> On 27 Oct 2015, at 19:04, R.Pauli <[email protected]> wrote: > > I heard Bill Nye The Science Guy talk about his father wanting to set out > marks for the Washington Monument. > Great idea, but the problem was the fuzzy shadow. > > > On 10/27/2015 3:33 AM, Jackie Jones wrote: >> Can someone please tell me what is the world’s largest sundial? If a >> vertical tower, how high above the ground is the nodus? I have been >> consulted by someone who is claiming that a tower he wants to use as a >> sundial, which is 162m tall, will be the world’s largest dial. There are >> many issues with a dial of this size, which will be explained to him, but I >> would like to know about sizes of other large dials, please. This is not >> just a tall building casting a shadow, but one where there are hour markings >> on the ground. >> >> With best wishes to you all, >> Jackie >> >> Jackie Jones >> 50° 50’ 09” N 0° 07’ 40” W >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial >> <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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