[ATMoB-discuss] Longitude Dial

[Paul A. Valleli]

Gary,

There is a laser engineer who lives near Stellafane
and also does laser etching as a business out of his
home.. He can provide 8 X 10" black granite slabs,
pre-polished. After a design is worked out, he
transfers it to a CAD program that drives the laser
position. The cost is very reasonable. I have a nice
plaque made up with the Stellafane " Little Man"
Logo that is to be mounted to a lawn sculpture in
the observing field.

If the club works out a design for a flat surface, I
should be able to get a quote. There are hundreds of
longitude designs available as most travelling
merchants in the 16th century carried a pocket
version that gave them the time ( on sunny days) .

Paul 
---- Original message ----

  Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 21:29:08 -0400
  From: "Gary Jacobson" <gdjacobson at verizon.net>
  Subject: RE: [ATMoB-discuss] Longitude Dial
  To: <TPoulos829 at aol.com>,
  <atmob-discuss at atmob.org>

  >Actually he makes a small size which starts at
  $15,500.
  >William Andrewes lives in Concord. The longitude
  dials are very interesting and
  >unique items. If a group of us would like to
  build one to mount at the
  >clubhouse, perhaps he could be persuaded to run
  the design calculations for us
  >gratis.
  >
  >A very interesting article about the longitude
  dials was published in
  >Smithsonian magazine in the January 2007 issue.
  It may be available on-line, or
  >I have a copy if anyone would like to see it.
  >
  >Gary Jacobson
  >
  >
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  >
  >
  >If anyone would like a Longitude Dial described
  by William Andrewes at
  >Conjunction, they start at $30,000!
  >
  >Does anyone remember the RI museum where the Mars
  3D photo panels will be on
  >display in Sept. Dr. Schultz mentioned it.
  >
  >Ted Poulos
  >
  >
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