I should have added Oxford in my last post!
> On 11 Jan 2016, at 21:30, Maes, F.W. <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Darek, > > While in London/Greenwich, you should not miss the Science Museum. They have > a LOT of (mostly: pocket) sundials on display. > > Another must-see is the Deutsches Museum in München. There is a sundial > garden on a 5th floor outside terrace, which is a showcase of all possible - > modern - types. > > Enjoy! > Frans Maes > > On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 6:21 AM, Roger Bailey <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Hi Darek, > > Participating in NASS and BSS conferences over the past 20 some years has > provided the opportunity to some amazing collections of historical scientific > instrument. Here are a few that I have had the opportunity to visit , two in > the USA and two in the UK. All were worth the trip. > > Harvard University Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments. > https://chsi.harvard.edu/index.html <https://chsi.harvard.edu/index.html> > Contact Dr. Sara Schechner, the David P. Wheatland Curator of the Collection > of Historical Scientific Instruments > > Adler Planetarium, Chicago http://www.adlerplanetarium.org/ > <http://www.adlerplanetarium.org/> or specifically astronomy in culture > http://www.adlerplanetarium.org/events/astronomy-in-culture-2-2016-01-10/ > <http://www.adlerplanetarium.org/events/astronomy-in-culture-2-2016-01-10/> > > Cambridge University, Museum of the History of Science. > http://www.hps.cam.ac.uk/whipple/ <http://www.hps.cam.ac.uk/whipple/> An > remarkable collection of sundials and astronomical instruments > > Royal Museums Greenwich, Astronomical and navigational instruments. The > National Maritime Museum (NMM) holds a large and varied collection of > astronomical and navigational instruments, 3587 items. These range from > astrolabes and armillary spheres to quadrants, nocturnals and sundials. > http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections.html#!csearch;authority=subject-90227;browseBy=collection > > <http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections.html#!csearch;authority=subject-90227;browseBy=collection>. > > This is my short list. There are many others worth exploring. > Regards, Roger Bailey > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Darek Oczki" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2016 4:54 AM > To: <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > Subject: Sundials in museums > > Hello > I wish everyone on this list plenty of sunshine in the 2016. > > I've got a question. Is there a list/register of sundial collections in > museums arround the world? I would like to ask your advise which ones are > worth visiting. > > During Christmas I was in Milano, Italy and as they were open I visited the > Poldi Pezzoli Museum to see what sundials they got. I found out they have a > very nice collection consisting of 200 pieces of all kinds of portable > sundials including a Navicula and 2 canon dials. I took a lot of photos. > > What other places would you recommend? > > -- > Best regards > Darek Oczki > 52N 21E > Warsaw, Poland > GNOMONIKA.pl > Sundials in Poland > http://gnomonika.pl <http://gnomonika.pl/> > --------------------------------------------------- > https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial > <https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial> > > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com/> > Version: 2016.0.7294 / Virus Database: 4489/11357 - Release Date: 01/08/16 > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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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