Dear Frans,
I was interested and amused by your comments
on the Delhi sundial...
> According to the newspaper article...
Huh! I live by two simple rules:
1. Never believe anything you read in
Newspapers without checking.
2. Never believe anything you read
anywhere else without checking.
I really ought to have a rule "1a" which
is "to be especially careful of newspapers
published in India." They seem very prone
to exaggeration: the suggestion that this
dial is "one of the largest scientifically
accurate sundials in the world" is typical!
This sundial most certainly does not
merit the attribution "accurate".
It seems to me to be flawed in many
respects. Most recent photographs
taken in the city seem to show a
very murky atmosphere: this sundial
rarely sees the sun!
The site is almost inaccessible
and it is a really good joke that,
surrounding this sundial, there are
many seats for people to sit on!
These seats will never be used
until there is a helicopter
service!
Very best wishes
Frank
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