Dear All, I’m pleased to invite You to the SOL OMNIA REGIT sundials’ exhibition in Wroclaw, Poland. The opening ceremony will take place on the Day of Equinox, 20th March 2019 at 13:00 CET (13:01:29 solar time) in the Mathematical Tower of the main building of University of Wroclaw, 1 University Sq. Please find a link to the invitation: https://we.tl/t-lAWkFUUKgD
The exhibition will be held on the 5th floor of the Mathematical Tower, on the level of a former astronomical observatory run at a time by Johann Gottfried Galle, and housing a major Silesian gnomonic monument - meridian line constructed in 1791 by Anton Jungnitz. https://visitwroclaw.eu/en/place/mathematical-tower The exhibition showcases a collection of 87 sundials and gnomonics related objects, from the family collection and includes:. - horizontal sundial made for Wroclaw location by John Rowley, Master of Mechanicks to George I of Great Britain, - double horizontal dial by John Allen, ca. 1630, - two examples of Le Roy type sundials – by Jacques Le Maire, with concealed royal coat of arms under a moondial and a simple pewter version by André Berthet, - sundials for tropical and north latitudes, including a Swedish renaissance stone polyhedral dial with 11 faces and Jamaica sundial by Thomas Wright, - collection of London horizontal dials from 17th and 18th century, exemplifying passage of knowledge from a master to an apprentice, development of skills and tradition continuity. This group cumulatively includes dials by: John Allen, Robert Jole, John Rowley, Thomas Wright, William Deane (attr.), John Coggs, Samuel Saunders, Thomas Heath, Benjamin Cole II - rare halachic sundial, probably used for conversion of astronomical to uneven hours and intended for a member of Jewish diaspora in London, by Robert Jole, ca. 1680, - beautiful parisian portable Butterfield dials, - late renaissance horizontal dial with unicorn, by Coventry surveyor Richard Bankes, made for Stoneleigh Abbey, a place which was home to events that inspired Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” some two centuries later, - fine equinoctial dial without a compass by Joseph Meurand, showcased together with Bedos de Celles La gnomonique pratique which includes its detailed description. - Edward Dent’s dipleidoscope, said to be capable to determine a solar noon to within a second, - French precision heliochronometers, ring dials, inclining dials, diptych, equinoctial dials… …and a fairly standard cannon dial, which is a must-see of gnomonics exhibition ! But don’t be afraid, it shall not fire this time as the exhibition opening is planned past noon. The exhibition is bilingual: Polish-English. A supplementary internet catalogue of the objects displayed is under construction, unfortunately so far only in Polish but planned to be translated. It includes detailed descriptions and additional information on makers and some fascinating stories behind the dials: http://mbd.muzeum.uni.wroc.pl/kolekcje-uniwersyteckie/zegary-sloneczne From the exhibition it is accessed via QR codes stitched to the display cases. Opening ceremony is planned to be celebrated with a glass of Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett, specially imported from the Mosel valley, from the south steep slope culminated with a monumental sundial. Join us ! The exposition is planned to last for a at least a year, so if You cannot attend, please bookmark it in Your holiday plans ! Regards, Maciej Lose --------------------------------------------------- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
