In some practical matter: Using sundials you can: - directly observe behaviour of nature, especially the planetarian movements - get in touch with our solar system - get some analog feeling of time by observing the shadow movement - check for different parts of movements due to day time deviations - slow down.
And so on. Kurt https://kepleruhr.eu 2018-01-15 2:01 GMT+01:00 illustratingshadows <illustratingshad...@gmail.com >: > The study of sundials includes many disciplines. History, Geography, Solar > system, Geometry, Trigonometry, and from that come an understanding of > kinds of time, algorithms, hence coding, and related disciplines. The > seasons and why. And I could go on. Yes, different numbering systems and > how they affect a nation's paradigms, and how that in turn can limit > scientific advancement, or, catapult it. > > And so on. > > The study, rather than the use, of a sundial can legitimately spawn an > entire curriculum! > > Simon > www.illustratingshadows.com > > > > Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone > > -------- Original message -------- > From: BRIAN ALBINSON <brianalbin...@shaw.ca> > Date: 1/14/18 16:42 (GMT-07:00) > To: Sundial sundiallist <sundial@uni-koeln.de> > Subject: Fwd: Re: The utility of sundials today. > > > > > -------- Forwarded Message -------- > Subject: Re: The utility of sundials today. > Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2018 12:34:56 -0800 > From: BRIAN ALBINSON <brianalbin...@shaw.ca> <brianalbin...@shaw.ca> > To: Willy Leenders <willy.leend...@telenet.be> <willy.leend...@telenet.be> > > Willy > > I think what utility is the wrong question. What utility does the Mona > Lisa have? > > Sundials should be viewed as a living part of the social, cultural, > astronomical, mathematical and historical record. > Brian Albinson > > On 1/14/2018 11:26 AM, Willy Leenders wrote: > > > When I talk about sundials, I get the question: "What utility can sundials > have today?" > In order to be able to give an answer as diverse as possible, I would > like to receive your answer to this question > > > Willy Leenders > Hasselt in Flanders (Belgium) > > Visit my website about the sundials in the province of Limburg (Flanders) > with a section 'worth knowing about sundials' (mostly in Dutch): > http://www.wijzerweb.be > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial > > >
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